Schmitzy Archive
This one goes out to the aspiring singer/songwriters amongst you. The International Songwriting Competition entry deadline is this Friday, don’t miss out on a chance to get your music heard and possibly win a pretty large chunk of cash. It is only $35 …
Leave it to someone like Sufjan to perform “Hotline Bling” out of nowhere like this. The new Drake song that has swept the internet with all kinds of hilarious videos and gifs of the turtleneck-sweatered R&B singer “dancing?” and sometimes, playing tennis, or …
Here’s a new version of an old song that will give you some chills on this unseasonably warm Monday afternoon. If Walmart commercials are to be believed, it is nearly holiday season and The Tallest Man On Earth’s new album would make a …
Rhiannon Giddens has been associated with some pretty phenomenal projects. She was of course the lead vocalist of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and had her place as co-songwriter and singer/banjo/fiddle player in The New Basement Tapes which put out some of my favorite songs …
I have preached a ton over the last month or so about the music that I think deserves to be listened to. Now we here at HBCVibes want to hear you. Use this opportunity as your own personal open mic. Post links to …
This proves the dictum that you can put a great band anywhere and they’ll still sound like they do on an album, even a concrete hallway. At least I think that’s a dictum… Anyway this song is off the Avetts’ most recent album Magpie …
Signature Sounds is one of my absolute favorite record labels out there these days and it’s not just because they are located in the greatest area in the world, Western Massachusetts. HBCVibes staff favorites like Lake Street Dive and The Dustbowl Revival also …
Last Friday was one of the best album release days of all time. This week I’ve been lucky enough to get to listen to Josh Ritter, The Oh Hellos, and now alt-country singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault’s new record Salt As Wolves. It’s funny that alt-country …
Man oh man I can’t help but fanboy out on this video. First of all, “You Can Call me Al” is one of my favorite songs of all time. Second, Eddie Berman is rapidly rising to be one my favorite artists of all …
SoFar Sounds is one of my favorite concepts of all time and any live music lover will likely agree with me. Basically, it is a concert service that notifies you of upcoming shows in your given city (they are in hundreds of cities world …
