Status Hat showcases up to 4 musicians or groups each month, on our music page. Here is a gallery of ones featured since early 2010; you can find more using the page links provided below!
Interested in being showcased in an upcoming issue? Send us a link to where we can listen to your work online, for consideration, to: editor@statushat.org. Note - Please don't send us mP3s unlless we request them from you!
LISTEN TO A CONSCIOUS DIVIDE:
"Burning Bridges"
ABOUT A CONSCIOUS DIVIDE
Composed of 3 from the Twin Cities, out to set a new genre of metal and harmony. Vocalist Derek Qualle adds the balance between heavy screaming with smooth, powerful singing.
LISTEN TO ADAM RANDALL:
"Hope is your Last Visitor"
ABOUT ADAM RANDALL:
Adam Randall is a singer/songwriter from Clearwater FL. He has been writing songs for almost 20 years.
LISTEN TO ATHENA RADFORD:
"MY HEART RACES"
ABOUT ATHENA
athena radford. twenty something. self taught guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist.
LISTEN TO AUGUSTA COLLINS:
"1000 MILES FROM NOWHERE (unplugged)" (Also - a video below!)
About Augusta:
After 30 years as a renowned Bay Area drummer, Augusta Lee Collins decided to step out from behind the kit and play guitar and sing the Blues.
LISTEN TO BARRY SYSKA:
"LONELY HEART"
ABOUT BARRY SYSKA:
Like a victrola, spinning tunes from the swing era to modern ears, Barry Syska's sound is a full moon for howling wolves.
LISTEN TO BIG BLOCK 454:
The Modern Architrave
ABOUT BIG BLOCK 454:
Since the early 80s, Big Block 454 has been making exploratory, highly individual music that encompasses rock, funk, electronica, folk music, Dadaist collage and much more besides.
LISTEN TO BIG TERRIBLE:
"FACE THE STONE"
ABOUT BIG TERRIBLE
"Deep inside hell there is a war zone. Beyond the war zone there is a hell zone. Inside this hell zone one will be forced to confront the hell war inside themselves. Unfortunately for those that make it this far, they will soon be met with an awful war machine. Just before their soul's explode from straight-up terror they will realize that this is the Big Terrible"
LISTEN TO BLUES ELEMENT:
"Smoke and Mirrors"
BLUES ELEMENT:
Toronto's Blues Element are purveyors of fine jazzy blues and bluesy jazz. At the heart of the group are the songwriters; vocalist Jamie Browning and drummer Iain Green. Smoke and Mirrors is one of several traveling songs in their songbook, written while Jamie and Iain were traveling separately, but were about to overlap in the same city for a few days. There have been many journeys since, and this October will see them back in the recording studio with a stellar crew of guest musicians working on their 3rd release of original songs, including a few more fit for the open road.
LISTEN TO BOCHAN:
"Chnam Oun 16"
(with Raashan Ahmad)
ABOUT BOCHAN:
Bochan s passionately sowing the seeds of a Neo-Cambodian musical breakout movement. In collaboration with talented pianist/producer Arlen Hart, Bochan bridges the gap between the East and the West with her uniquely soulfully sweet and sultry indie pop sound. She draws from both her Oakland, California urban environment and Cambodian upbringing to create this fresh intersection of worlds.
LISTEN TO BRIAN MCGRATH:
"Back of The Yards"
About Brian:
Chicago has long been blue collar - a place where people work much too hard to worry about irony, a place where the weather equalizes all, a city where people's hands bleed with a day's work. This is Brian McGrath's home.
LISTEN TO BURNING DOWN BROADWAY:
"CAN'T KEEP THE FAITH"
ABOUT BURNING DOWN BROADWAY
There are no gimmicks when it comes to Burning Down Broadway's "Time Is Money." It's as honest of an attempt as it gets. The title of the band's third release since 2007 is a true testament to where they are at today. Brothers, Dylan and Max Hayden, Jeff Bazzo, and Kevin McManus make up the current lineup, which has been active since May 2007.
LISTEN TO CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH HERE:
"Sogni d'Oro"
ABOUT CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH
A little about myself - I was born in the West Country in 1978, and have been living and composing in Bath, Somerset for the last 10 years. I am influenced by both contemporary & classical music - Jenkins/Mozart/Einaudi - Nick Cave/Kate Bush...... Jazz/Easy listening etc.
LISTEN TO CHESTER BAY:
"PRIMA DONNA"
ABOUT CHESTER BAY
Chester Bay is a rock n’ roll band from Minneapolis, MN. The band weaves a collection of influences together to create a musical experience for the masses.
LISTEN TO CITIZEN ESCAPE:
"Going Nowhere"
ABOUT CITIZEN ESCAPE:
Citizen Escape got their start in 2008 by providing bar crowds in Bellingham, Wash with a welcome break from the college-town's drab indie scene. Since then, the hard-rocking quartet has become a regular on the late-night club and all-ages circuit of Western Washington, sharing the stage with accomplished local acts such as No-Fi Soul Rebellion, Rishloo, The Boss Martians and Tsavo.
LISTEN TO COLLECTIVE ACOUSTICS:
"Xeritown"
COLLECTIVE ACOUSTICS:
Collective Acoustics is a group of 3 genre-bending musicians who believe in putting the human touch back into modern music. Whether on stage, in the studio, or composing for Film & TV, the group aims to bring a fresh, organic approach to their sound. All material is played on real instruments by real people and recorded with vintage and custom-built microphones, preamps, compressors and EQs. No Samples. No Loops. No MIDI.
"These Words Are Knives"
ABOUT CRASH GALLERY:
Punk rockers with studded leather jackets up front, indie rockers in the middle, and new wave hipsters in the back is a typical Crash Gallery live show.
"Yugure no Kyoku"
ABOUT DANIEL SOERGEL:
In a cross-over feature, an interview with Daniel Soergel, a master Shakuhachi player, appears here: "Playing the Shakuhachi (Feb. 2011 - Spice). Learn more about him there,
LISTEN TO GERRY DEKOTO HERE:
"Been There Too"
ABOUT GERRY DEKOTO
My influences are pretty scattered, but grounded in the Beatles, Stones, Floyd, Grand Funk, Zeppelin, Aerosmith, ZZ-Top, Deep Purple, Zappa, Paul Simon, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, The Eagles, Queen, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, System of a Down, Christina Aguilera, Green Day, Prince, etc. just to name a few. I'm sure I've left out dozens. In reality, I guess I've been easily swayed by anyone who has ever picked up a guitar and sang about a broken heart. It's all about the blues.
LISTEN TO DYLAN FIXMER:
"High School Suite Movement 1 -
The Freshman"
"High School Suite Movement 2 -
The Soph0more"
ABOUT DYLAN FIXMER:
Dylan Fixmer was born near Madison, Wisconsin in 1987. His musical connections originated with his father’s voice and guitar filling the milieu with song and lulling him to sleep each night.
LISTEN TO FATHER VICTOR:
"Meditation No. 1"
About Father Victor (aka Jonathan Favero):
Jonathan Favero was born in Springfield, Illinois in February of 1981. He is a composer,
performer, and writer who currently lives in Charlottesville, VA.
Jonathan recently graduated with a Bachelor’s of Music Composition from Illinois State
University,
LISTEN TO FAULKE YOU:
"IT'S ALL FOR NOTHING"
ABOUT FAULKE YUE
I'm a solo acoustic singer/songwriter from Salem MA.
Started singing and playing solo in 2006. I had promised a host of an open mic I would pay there, and had to cancell many times because the singer who would have performed with me would cancel...after the 4th try, I decided to take a song I had with two verses.
LISTEN TO FELIX LINDEN:
"WHEN I LOOK AT YOU" (2011)
"EMOTIONAL" (2010)
ABOUT FELIX LINDEN:
Talented Singer and Songwriter Felix Linden’s songs are steeped deep in Soul, and incredibly heartwarming, and his lyrics cover today’s contemporary stories for audiences of all ages.
LISTEN TO FLOWTILLA:
"The Aspirant"
ABOUT FLOWTILLA:
Flowtilla is a San Francisco Bay Area based trio formed in 2000 by guitarist Len Paterson, and bassist Ellen Schoenwetter. Their driving sound is an eclectic mix of funk, rock, afro, jazz and world tinged grooves.
LISTEN TO GALEN CURRY:
"OH MAMA"
ABOUT GALEN CURRY
Galen Curry makes the kind of music that haunts your dreams, loops through your head as you shower, and pops into your thoughts at the most inappropriate times (not to exclude the appropriate ones). Raised in rural Potsdam NY, Galen started making music at the age of 6. At every opportunity he made music, in the auditoriums and on the streets.
LISTEN TO GAVIN HAMMOND:
"Walk to me in the Snow"
ABOUT GAVIN HAMMOND:
Gavin Hammond is a sensitive folk singer in one of the most ruthless cities in the world: London - a noteworthy feat in itself.
LISTEN TO GLIMPSE TRIO:
"HEADACHE"
ABOUT GLIMPSE TRIO:
Consisting of three of the most intense, musically diverse, and improvisationally savvy musicians of their era, the Glimpse Trio “extreme jam band” has been described by L.A. Weekly as “Oakland’s dark kings of avant-metal colossalness.”
LISTEN TO GREEN SUNSHINE:
"FRESH"
ABOUT GREEN SUNSHINE
Performing a mix of funk, jam, hip hop and jazz, the collective consists of three MCs (Reason, Rhyme and Chaos), a vocalist (Motown Tea), a guitarist (Justin Boza), a bassist (Curtis Haze), a drummer (Jason
Stander), a DJ (Sly Boogie) and a guy who plays trumpet, keys and harmonica (Johnny Nichol).
LISTEN TO HOMESPUN VECTOR:
"238"
About Homespun Vector:
Homespun Vector was formed in 2006 as the next musical step after The Kinde Trio. Founded by guitarist Rob Servo as a means to explore composition and collaboration, Homespun Vector brings together a diverse group of musicians in an atmosphere of creativity and improvisation.
LISTEN TO HONEY EAR TRIO:
"STEAMPUNK SERENADE"
ABOUT HONEY EAR TRIO:
Honey Ear Trio is the new incarnation of Brooklyn NY based and long time musical cohorts Erik Lawrence, Rene Hart and Allison Miller. Together, these three passionate musicians approach the music with a sense of playfulness and elasticity.
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