Since 1989, Seattle’s influential recording artists Earth have been changing the way music fans expect a band from the “grunge” state to sound. This past February saw the release of their latest record, "Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1." Buzzbin Magazine picked the brain of Earth founder/guitarist Dylan Carlson to get the real deal about the genre-splitting band. How did Earth first come to fruition? I had already been in two bands but was not happy with my playing so after taking some time off to woodshed, I moved back to Olympia and started a new band with Slim Moon and Gre...
Though he captured a few hearts with his band The District after two albums (along with endless nationwide tours), Ron Pope engineered a solo career after an extended hiatus of the band. Within a year, he gained a loyal following, made countless singles and received several offers from major record labels, eventually landing at Universal Republic. Now free from his contractual agreements, Pope steps out with “Whatever It Takes,” released last month courtesy of his own label, Hard Six Records. Tracks such as “If You Were A Stone” and “Our Song” seem primed for local Top 20 radio ...
Bethesda is not the kind of band that garners an easy label. Hailing from Kent (in spite of the name), the recording artists embody a sound unlike other artists in the Northeast Ohio music scene. Their latest EP, “Dreamtiger & Other Tails,” is a refreshing aural experience in an otherwise lackluster year of releases thus far. Led by vocalist Shanna Delaney, Bethesda’s release takes on a sound akin to Zooey Deschanel’s She and Him, then runs with it in an entirely different musical direction. A robust and often powerful array of instrumentations comes blossoming from the speakers. ...
By D. Beall They were three Catholic boys from Youngstown who rose to fame in the time of Hendrix, Joplin and The James Gang. “In the ‘70s we were known for improvisational, jam band stuff; we’d do these 20 or 30 minute jams.” I’m talking to Daniel Pecchio, one-third of the late ‘60s, early ‘70s rock n’ roll power trio Glass Harp. Pecchio is the lanky, bearded bassist of the band (and an accomplished flautist if you can dig that, and I think you can). With Phil Keaggy on guitar and John Sferra on drums, the still out-there Glass Harp is and was a wall of sound that w...
