Up & Coming
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Up & Coming: Justin Brown
He's made quite a name for himself on the NYC jazz scene—largely by absorbing the intricacies of styles well outside the idiom. Twenty-eight-year-old, Oakland-born Justin Brown plays jazz with a universality and maturity that have made him one of the…
Up & Coming - The Summer Set's Jess Bowen
Jess Bowen is no stranger to the “boys’ club” mentality that female drummers have dealt with for decades. “I was playing a show at the Roxy a few years ago,” she says, “and the first thing the sound guy said…
Up & Coming - Garrett Goodwin
At just twenty-six, Garret Goodwin has already traversed the globe with the pop-country superstar Carrie Underwood, bringing rock-solid power to crowd favorites like “Before He Cheats,” “Cowboy Casanova,” and “Blown Away.” TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
Up & Coming - Ben Thatcher
Up & Coming Ben Thatcher Royal Blood’s percussive half avoids excess at all costs—and the payoff has been handsome indeed. Who said the blues is dead? British power-rock duo Royal Blood has earned success on both sides of the Atlantic…
Scarlett Stevens
She adds a number of vital elements to San Cisco’s deceptively sunny sound, including lead vocals and drum parts that can catch you by surprise with off-the-cuff wildness and well-thought-out weirdness. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
Up & Coming: Poly-Math’s Chris Woollison
The progressive British trio Poly-Math rocks. Hard. And all without vocals, because the music is already so full. Consisting of guitarist Tim Walters, bassist Joe Branton, and drummer Chris Woollison, Poly-Math has recently released a three-song mini album, Melencolia, its…
Up & Coming - Jonathan Barber
“In New York you always have to bring your ‘A’ game,” says the rising jazz star. So far, his report cards would make the elders proud. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
