The night Jason Paulino took the stage under the banner of FENIX Rising, something electric cracked through the room—and BroadwayWorld Awards took notice. His performance, raw and unapologetic, earned the prestigious Best Rock Show honor, marking a defining moment not only in his career, but in the growing legacy of FENIX Rising as a powerhouse platform for
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“Let’s Find Out” is built on a deceptively simple idea: sometimes the most meaningful decision is choosing curiosity over caution. Alyson Faith’s latest single captures that moment with charm, clarity, and a breezy confidence that makes emotional risk feel inviting rather than intimidating. Co-written with Noel Cohen and produced by Oz Noy, the track thrives
There’s a certain kind of country love song that doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel—it just needs to hit right, with the right tempo, the right sincerity, and a chorus that feels like it was written to live in your head for days. Chris Chitsey’s “Where Ya Been Girl” is exactly that kind of track:
Gina Zollman is having a serious moment. The celebrated vocalist, songwriter, and cabaret standout has landed three nominations at the BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards, a clear signal that her work is resonating far beyond the footlights. Zollman is recognized in the following categories: Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance Best Solo Production for Originals at The Gardenia Club
Howard Bloom has built a career doing what most thinkers avoid—crossing lines. Not political ones. Intellectual ones. Science into culture. Biology into history. Rock music into evolutionary theory. While most writers specialize, Bloom synthesizes, pulling patterns from places that aren’t supposed to touch and insisting they belong in the same conversation. Before he became an
This December 21, FENIX Rising returns to The Bitter End, transforming one of New York City’s most iconic music rooms into a warm, glowing celebration of sound, community, and seasonal joy. Set against the festive hum of the holidays, the night promises more than a showcase—it’s a Christmas gathering wrapped in live music, heartfelt performances,
“In the Mexican Sun” arrives at a pivotal moment in Red Camel Collective’s rapidly ascending career, serving not only as their first new release following their 2025 IBMA New Artist of the Year win, but also as the lead single for a highly anticipated sophomore album. What’s immediately striking is how confidently the band navigates
What makes Easy Come, Easy Go so impressive isn’t simply that it’s a beautifully performed bluegrass album—though it certainly is that. Rather, it’s the way The Burnett Sisters Band subtly stretch the edges of their genre without ever abandoning the core elements that earned them their IBMA recognition. Their blend of vocal chemistry, narrative smarts,
Alex Lopez & ALX’s Retro Revival, set for release February 6, 2026, arrives poised to extend the guitarist-songwriter’s strong chart history and reinforce his position as one of contemporary blues-rock’s most reliable and evolving voices. After a decade of steady growth—highlighted by Rising Up reaching Billboard’s Top Ten and Nasty Crime topping the blues/rock radio
American Drifter – by Jacob Jones, features eight thoughtfully written and produced country pieces with Jones giving a glimpse into his military life, after letting his sensitive side out on his previous EP Maverick. Now the plot thickens with songs about his real life and the military aspect which every track on American Drifter deals
Early Wednesday morning, December 3rd, the AARP, the nation’s leading organization for those over the age of 55, released a report with a radically unexpected revelation. You would think that the loneliest Americans among us would be teenagers who are leaving their families, going off to college, and being forced to build an entirely new
Why should we give thanks on Thanksgiving? We live in a system much bigger than we are. Our foods come to us courtesy of a sun 95 million miles away, and courtesy of life’s 3.5 billion year evolution. What’s more, our foods don’t just come from California, Florida, Brazil and Africa. Our turkey comes to
Night Of The Opera Train – A Musical Novel, puts Brent Maher in another musical realm by combining a piece of U.S. history with 21 songs written and recorded for it. This includes a story within a story of sorts, with Maher centering it around three fictional children leading the listener all the way through,
Ian C. Bouras is back in the independent music circuit, with the release of his new, sixteen minute single The Sound of Raindrops on a Broken Heart. A modern day Brian Eno, Bouras has expertly crafted notable tracks and EPs for the last couple of years, becoming one of the most exciting alternative musical acts
Aaron Poochigian’s “Four Walks in Central Park: A Poetic Guide to the Park” reads like a conversation between old friends—one of them being the city itself. Poochigian uses the park as both setting and subject, threading his way through its well-worn trails, monuments, and hidden corners with the kind of curiosity that never feels forced.
This week on Secrets of the Stage, Quinn Lemley explores the future of creativity with special guest Howard Bloom — author, thinker, and music industry legend. Together they tackle one of today’s biggest questions: Will AI replace writers, artists, and creators, or simply give us new tools to amplify our genius? From the typewriter to ChatGPT, Bloom explains why
Nashville based, Canadian born, Aaron Bucks, released a two-sided single of sorts, with two songs going on the forthcoming The Life Sessions LP to be released in 2026, and they both hit check all the right boxes and do the business to keep listeners looking forward to it. Bucks’ audience range from the Billboard charts
Bluegrass has always been about dualities: speed and subtlety, heartbreak and humor, Saturday night dance halls and Sunday morning churches. Few groups embody that balance more seamlessly than Nick Chandler and Delivered, and their latest pair of singles illustrates the point with elegant clarity. “Hazel Creek” and “Follow the Leader” may sit on opposite ends