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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of Anthony Geraci – Tears in My Eyes (Blue Heart Records)I love a good blues piano player, and Anthony Geraci is one of the best. Tears in My Eyes is Geraci’s second release on Blue Heart Records. On this record, Geraci is joined by guitarist Barrett Anderson, bassist Paul Loranger, and drummers Marty Richards and Kurt Kalker. Vocals are most often handled by Sugar Ray Norcia.
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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of Viruette: Your LacunaViruette is a Boston-based indie rock outfit with a very cool, uniquely original sound. I dug into Viruette’s off-kilter delivery last year in my review of the band’s EP Waylaid in Aspic. Well, Your Lacuna is thirteen tracks of offbeat alt-rock uniqueness, allowing Viruette to explore more song formats, vocal patterns, and stylistic influences. It’s a feast for the ears. And hellish to try to describe.
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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of Cryin’ Out Loud: Play Loud & Smoke OftenThis is a good ol’ rowdy, smoky barroom-era rockin’ blues (and bluesy rock) record. On Play Loud & Smoke Often, Cryin’ Out Loud, comprised of Ben Chute (guitar), Brandon Stallard (vocals, guitar), and Jim Fratini (bass, background vocals), welcomes guest appearances from Erik Lawrence (Little Feat), the late, great Paul Nelson (The Paul Nelson Band), and Brooks Milgate (Ana Popovic’s band).
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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Single Review of D.C. Anderson: “No Kings Live Here”This timely single, D.C. Anderson‘s “No Kings Live Here,” was released on April 4, the day before the “Hands Off” protests occurred in 1,000 cities across the U.S. It would have made an ideal song for the events, if those in attendance knew about it. But it can serve as a reminder and a rallying cry for those who attended. I’ve seen social media posts, like this one, asking where all the protest songs are. Well, this is one.
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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of Dirtbag Republic: Bad DecisionsOn the heels of the instant classic Tear Down Your Idols, Dirtbag Republic returns with the band’s fourth studio album, Bad Decisions, a new collection of raw, rowdy, unrepentant rock ‘n roll songs pandering to fans of cleverly-phrased, energetic, filthy-catchy anthems.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Single Review of BJ Sam: “Marry Me”On his single “Marry Me,” officially a 2024 release, Nigerian-born recording artist BJ Sam is accompanied by Greek guitarist Nikolas Gialtrinos, German-born saxophonist Biggi Vinkeloe, Norwegian drummer Helge Hanssen, and Swedish musicians Magnus Rosen and Mikael Erlandsson. Truly an international ensemble.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review: BlitZ – Kicking Up a Storm (Shock Records/Vanity Music Group)BlitZ has a timeless hard-rockin’ style all its own, but it’s clearly rooted in a classic ’80s-style hard rock (“classic melodic metal”) sound. Comprised of Stuart Corden (bass, lead vocals), Kevin Simpson (guitars, backing vocals), and Mat Davis (drums, backing vocals), BlitZ has been rocking the world from its Nottingham, UK base since 2015, first earning recognition for its self-titled debut EP in 2016.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of A Doll’s House: AnnumA Doll’s House has an interesting backstory. To summarize the “About” page on the band’s website, Dav Petrunich (guitar), Seth Rafkin (bass), and Tony DeFranco (drums) were in a band together in the late ’80s, playing gigs at the big LA clubs – The Whiskey, The Roxy, The Troubadour, etc.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Single Reviews of Simon Scardanelli – “Young & Curious” and “Here We Go Again”Simon Scardanelli released these two singles recently, not too far apart chronologically, but a bit moreso stylistically. They’re the fourth and fifth singles released so far, if I’ve counted correctly, from the upcoming album Underneath the Singing Tree. Given the diversity before just these two songs, I suspect we can look forward to a very varied collection.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Single Review of Essenger: “Silence” feat. The Midnight (FiXT)EDM/rock fusion artist Essenger tackles synthwave, with the help of synthwave duo The Midnight (songwriter Tyler Lyle and producer Tim McEwan), on the 2024 single “Silence.”“Silence” is a pop-friendly, engaging, synth-driven track. The soundbed is lush with a rhythmic beat, supporting vocals that soar when the instrumentation is sparse while hewing to the rhythm without losing their emotion when aligning with the beat.
