Picture this: in the midst of pitch black, lights begin to twinkle. Projections begin to illuminate three human figures. The three begin to pose, then dance, then sing along to their music with perfectly choreographed moves. This is Perfume, a Japanese idol group, performing at the Cannes Lions film festival in 2013. It was this…
It has been more than 40 years since sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart broke into the famously misogynistic boys’ club that is rock and roll and achieved commercial success with their debut album Dreamboat Annie. At a time when women in music had the option to be—as Ann Wilson has put it—“folk singers…
MARYTRE – a post-grunge, riff heavy trio originally formed in 1996 here in Charleston, SC. Pronounced “merry tree,” this band is committed to keeping rock alive through their music, and to keeping the legacies of influences like Nirvana, Black Sabbath, and Jimi Hendrix intact. Their current line-up is James George on guitar/vocals, Donny Bastian on…