By DOTTIE PARIS Crushwater moves the emotional landscape one drop at a time. Unlike its powerful name, the Crushwater band takes a smoothing approach to music, shaping stories with waterfalls of great melodies and symbolic lyrics. The band’s EP Cactus Storm is an impressive bow. A cross between Vance Joy and James Taylor with extra added classical violin, the band has an appealing EP that … Continue reading With Debut EP, Crushwater Proves a Gentle But Strong Music Power

By JOHN DALY The album “Like My Life Depends on It” is a strange one that works extremely well. The music is the creation of one person, Liam Marcus Torres, known as Alien Country And guess what? Alien Country is exactly what this music sounds like: Jazzy punk alien and Country music. Picture Martians having a ho-down, if you can. In addition to a great … Continue reading Alien Country Blends Punk and Country on ‘Like My Life Depends on It’