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"Charles, is a straight baller. His laid back attitude kept the interview experience thoughtful, calm, and introspective. He asked the right questions, and patiently absorbed a chorus of response from our end of the speakerphone. When the call ended he expertly pruned our conversation into coherence and integrated it into his own flowering meditation on our work. His writing was potent, unique, and witty-- a rare and beautiful creature in the music review space." - Dan, Harsh Armadillo

Album Reviews

Julianne Mason sways organically with ‘Songs for the Bull’ to be Released Friday

Chuck DeFilippo Jan 12, 2021

Julianne Mason is a Queens singer/songwriter on the brink of her forth album to be released Friday, January 15 on all streaming platforms. Songs for the Bull is and eight-track spearhead effort by Mason who acted as the albums sole writer,…

Best of NYSMusic

Best of NYS Music 2020: Best Streams

Chuck DeFilippo Jan 2, 2021

Best of 2020 finds The Beacon Jams on the headline for threefold: It took the podium for 'Best Streaming Series', 'Best Charitable Effort,' and outstanding audience interaction. While we didn't expect much from such a painstaking year,…

Features

Artist Spotlight: NYC Singer-Songwriter, 16-Year-Old Simone

Chuck DeFilippo Dec 28, 2020

Simone has our attention. Instantly hooked with off the cuff, blunt storylines and edgy alternative guitar, the 16-year-old singer/songwriter has crafted a name for herself, where music transcends beyond her years. It's just Simone. No…

Features

International Slam Champion Miss Yankey Debuts EP ‘Shadow Work in the Waters’

Chuck DeFilippo Dec 21, 2020

Words flow like water as Miss Yankey breaks into the musical sphere, with her debut EP, Shadow Work in the Waters, officially released tomorrow, December 22. The independent release raises the bar for the already established UK multi-genre…

Beyond NYS

Kung Fu Aides Toys for Tots with 10th Annual Livestream

Chuck DeFilippo Dec 18, 2020

Connecticut funk-fusion band, Kung Fu, aides Toys for Tots as they gear-up for a heartfelt livestream tomorrow, December 19, 2020. Proceeds will go to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. Kung Fu and Toys For Tots make a…

Hip Hop/Rap

Post-Rap’s DIE the Monk Unveils Impurity in ‘The Beauty Complex’

Chuck DeFilippo Dec 1, 2020

DIE the Monk is a music alias that explores the macro imperfections of the worlds porous skin. In his latest release, The Beauty Complex, the post-rap artist turns a musical effort emotive. Thus, dissecting brash human composition in real…

Features

Premiere: Matt Butler Cultivates Cinematic Compassion with ‘Counting The Days’

Chuck DeFilippo Nov 27, 2020

Profound Storyteller, Matt Butler, releases a cinematic and heart-stabbing single "Counting The Days" today, Friday, November 27. A stripped down acoustic demo also companies the release. The Manhattan singer-songwriter gets your heart…

Obituaries

Greenwich-born Country Singer Hal Ketchum Dies at 67

Chuck DeFilippo Nov 26, 2020

The late, great Hal Ketchum passed away at 67 years of age Monday night. A social media post from his wife explained his passing was due to complications from dementia. The world certainly feels a little smaller now. Born April 9, 1953…

Alternative/Indie

Indie Rock’s White Cliffs Two-Lane Travel Creation ‘Six Cylinder Run’

Chuck DeFilippo Nov 23, 2020

Ignition on, as we drive off into the horizon with Brooklyn based White Cliffs. The two-sided single, "Six Cylinder Run," was bred from an impromptu cross-country trip, released Friday, Nov. 13. The single marks a kick off too future…

Features

Shubh Saran Becoming a Musical Medium of Genres

Chuck DeFilippo Nov 16, 2020

Brooklyn based musical fusion, Shubh Saran, is Becoming a musical world map for genres. In a cell-phone driven society, you would open your GPS to navigate outward. Saran, 29, becomes a medium, channeling a multitude of genres inward and…

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