Author Archives: Amelia Parreira
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INTERVIEW: Cehryl on Hong Kong comforts and Boston nostalgia
Cehryl, courtesy For singer-songwriter and producer cehryl, music is a life calling. Time Machine (EP) cehryl Nettwerk, April 9 Cehryl, whose name is Cheryl Chow, dove into songwriting and playing her own music before she was 9. The culture of her hometown helped her to be an observant listener,…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – March 30
Clockwise from top left: Wandering Hearts, The Joy Formidable, Belvedere, Kris Delmhorst, CMAT and Livingmore. This week’s Tuesday Tracks picks includes electrifying punk from Belvedere, The Wandering Hearts’ powerhouse Americana and CMAT’s confessional pop anthem. *** The Wandering Hearts, “Gold” — This uplifting folk Americana track jumps in with…
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2021 Grammy Awards bring surprises, historical milestones
Megan Thee Stallion performs during the 2021 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Courtesy. While the main pre-show distraction centered on snubs and the lack of diversity at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, the tone changed with a plethora of memorable and historic moments from this…
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RIFF RADIO: Serena Ryder embraces mental health on ‘The Art of Falling Apart’
Serena Ryder, courtesy. As we enter another year of physical distancing and health protocols while waiting on vaccinations, the isolation of it all has increased an already significant mental health crisis. But for Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder, confronting inner struggles is very familiar. Now Ryder is using her own…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Feb. 16
Clockwise from top left: Anya Marina, Joyce Wrice and Lucky Daye, Roosevelt, Youth Fountain, Chapel, Anchorsong and Sad Alex. Every week brings a plethora of new music to our ears. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles,…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Jan. 5
Clockwise from top left: Mitchell Tenpenny, The New Mastersounds, Matt Jaffe, Aly and AJ, Amanda Shires and Another Sky. Every week brings a plethora of new music to our ears. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles,…
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Interview: San Francisco’s Rachel Garlin brings activism to the forefront
Rachel Garlin, courtesy: Irene Young. After growing up in Berkeley, singer-songwriter Rachel Garlin ventured off to New York in pursuit of the big city life. But even after finding it, her Bay Area roots kept pulling her back. After years in the Big Apple, Garlin and her wife moved…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Nov. 17
Clockwise from top left: Jimi Somewhere, Joan of Arc, The Lighthouse and the Whaler, The Dirty Nil, Little Hurt, Justice Carradine and Jayla Darden. Every week brings a plethora of new music to our ears. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Oct. 13
Clockwise from top left: PREP, Yola, Spencer Burton, Tank and the Bangas, Kacey Johansing, Drew Citron and Porches. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but…
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Q&A: Argentinean Nicki Nicole crashes through ‘Mala Vida’ waiting out the world’s longest quarantine
Nicki Nicole, Courtesy: Pull&Bear. Rising Argentine R&B and pop artist Nicki Nicole has taken the world by storm with her electrifying dance anthems. She broke out with debut single “Music Sessions #13,” with producer Bizarrap, which carried her to the stage of the first-ever Spotify Awards. Now she continues to…