Tom Hamilton's guiding creative principle is very simple: he doesn't like to repeat himself artistically. For the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter and guitarist, this mindset stems from a deep-seated motivation to keep pushing himself as an artist — to delve into different lyrical themes and musical detours, to explore potentially uncomfortable and unfamiliar emotional places. "That's a thrilling prospect,” […]

Tom Hamilton’s guiding creative principle is very simple: he doesn’t like to repeat himself artistically. For the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter and guitarist, this mindset stems from a deep-seated motivation to keep pushing himself as an artist — to delve into different lyrical themes and musical detours, to explore potentially uncomfortable and unfamiliar emotional places. “That’s a thrilling prospect,” […]

SQWERV Denver’s electrifying Indie-Jam Band, Sqwerv is on a meteoric rise. This nationally touring quartet commands the stage with elements of classic rock, psychedelic music, funk, and jam fusion for an experience like no other. Shimmering 4 part harmonies and a depth of improvisational virtuosity, with their passion for well crafted songs set this group […]

Ripe remembers sweating to hell in a basement underneath a Subway sandwich shop, building their very first songs in a concrete cube that smelled like fresh bread. They remember selling their first tickets by hand outside the coffee shop that their friends worked at, holding court like twenty-something impresarios trying to move like 50 tickets […]

The sandy shores of Asbury Park, New Jersey are hallowed ground in the Northeast; the rolling waves have ushered generations of venerated musicians to worldwide acclaim. Dogs In A Pile, an eclectic quintet, has emerged as the heir apparent to the town’s rich musical legacy. Merging funk, jazz, and rock and roll with psychedelia, the […]