Sunset Bridge is a very unique Bay Area band that brings a stunning array of soulful, heartwarming lyrics coupled with unique and artistic instrumentation. Sunset Bridge plays original material reminiscent of classic folk skillfully blended with alternative Country. Members include Gracie Grieshop (lead vocals/guitar), Al Morgan (guitar), A.J. Topp (bass), and Ivan Ftorek (percussion). In [...]

Bay Area guitarist extraordinaire Nat “Tiger” Bailey’s resume reads like a “who’s who” of entertainers of the past 20 years. Frankie Paul. Duke Ellington Orchestra. Omar Hakim. Tonya Pinkins. The Drifters. Mongo Santa Maria Orchestra. Laura Hill. Toots and the Mayals. Bo Didley, Jr. Sam and Dave. Quincy Jones. He’s an accomplished guitarist, instructor, publisher, [...]

Kore is a Tampa-based, all female original rock band. Formed in 2005, Kore  and consists of lead vocalist/bassist Traci, Susan on guitar, and drummer Jax. The trio has performed in venues across the greater Tampa Bay area and have grabbed the attention of local media, including print, radio, and television. They recently filmed a  music [...]

It appears talent comes in all shapes and sizes. And ages. Five-piece outfit Bet Me I’m Lying consists of two brothers and three neighborhood friends living in Harbor Bluffs (That’s in Largo, a stone’s throw from the Belle air Bridge) and, according to the group, they’ve been together a little over a year. Brothers Jackson [...]

 
            Dedication and fortitude. That’s important when attempting to succeed in the entertainment industry. Notwithstanding, Tampa trio The Cruz understands hard work and dedication can ultimately  lead to bigger and better musical accolades. Consisting of vocalist/bassist Randy Ojeda, keyboardist Ryan Backman, and drummer Andy Holt, The Cruz cleverly blends the alternative sounds with smidgeons of [...]

Alfred Adler (1926)
“And since true happiness is inseparable from the feeling of giving, it is clear that a social person is much closer to happiness than the isolated person striving for superiority…”

Adlerian psychologists use term “gemeinschaftsgefuhl” to describe a sense of community or “social interest”; an individual’s state of social connectedness and interest [...]

If you’re fascinated by the eclectic mixture of country, rhythm & blues, and rockabilly music popularized by Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and other performers in the 1950’s, then Mr. Chuck Dallis should be added to your list of favorite performers. Chuck Dallis (often spelled “Dallas”) currently lives in the Bay Area – [...]

At night John Hancock sits at the entrance of Skipper’s Smokehouse, watching customers filing in and out, their money in hand, men and women ready to dance to whichever band is playing under the big oak trees that evening. A metal feather earring dangles from his left ear, and he wears a leather jacket because [...]

It’s no secret that Reggae music originated from the island nation of Jamaica. However, other Caribbean island musical styles such as Calypso, ska, rock steady, reggaetone, junkeroo, and dancehall has been influenced by elements of African rhythms and American blues. For the most part, Reggae offers crafty, mesmerizing bass lines coupled with haunting rhythmic drum [...]

Due to their surreal appearance, the Bay Area group known as Suggestion is often thought of as another masked or costumed band. Born into a world seemingly incapable of treating the individual members as equals in society, they decided to form a metal band since “it was the only work we could get.” In existence [...]