Music Reviews & Coverage
Speed Demon
Author and memoirist Stephen Elliott writes about his experiences with sadomasochism, Adderall, murder, abuse and suicide
 By Brianna Snyder
Bad Vibe
Chris Brown is being welcomed back to magazine covers when he should be shunned just like Ike
 By Adam Bernard
Rio Bravo
Brazilian nights are spicing up Stamford
 By Marc Ferris
Signed via MySpace
Local singer/songwriter Andrew Hoover has "friends" in high places
By Rick Petreycik
Hey Self Defeater
The miraculous music of Mark Mulcahy
By Alan Bisbort
Addition by Subtraction
Stamford emcee Plus gets real and goes solo
By Adam Bernard
Hear It, Lovett
Lyle Lovett still has loads of fun making music
 By Brian Baker
Yorn for Something New
With his new album, Pete Yorn departs from his usual creative process and his L.A. home base
 By Brian Baker
Who Cares About Apathy?
With his new album, CT's Apathy gets cross-country attention
 By Adam Bernard
The Simple Life
Inspired by a Connecticut winter, singer Sonya Cotton treads lightly on her new record
 By John Adamian
Style Wars
A debate on how to tell if an emcee is really freestyling and if freestyling is an essential skill to be an emcee
By Adam Bernard
A Bigger Boat
Safe to Swim Weekend 2 adds an extra day for its second annual band blitz
 By Jackson Connor
Lattin Beat
Have we found the next great local singer-songwriter?
 By Rick Petreycik
Buddha of Bridgeport
Local poet/DJ expands the boundaries of hip-hop
 By Adam Bernard
Gods and Monsters
New hip-hop albums: Jay-Z proves he's still relevant while two newbies release undefinable beasts
By Drew Taylor
That's Amora
Confident, humble, genre-bending hip-hop from Middletown
By Prolifik
CD Shorts
A Sunny Day in Glasgow Ashes Grammar (Mis Ojos Discos) Shoegaze and dreampop finds its newest...
 By FCW Editorial
C-Tweet
Which CT hip-hop artists should you follow on Twitter? These ones.
 By Adam Bernard
Live Music
There are venues to please every taste, plus live music is the icing on the cake at every restaurant, bar, club and coffeehouse
 By Nick Keppler
Slamming Through Life
Slamfest takes on broader implications and a new sense of urgency as the Live Now Fest
 By Brain LaRue
A Multi-Headed Beast
Keller Williams actually has friends!
 By Sean Corbett
Hall and Oates and Me
Backing the legendary day-glo pop duo, local musician Eliot Lewis sees fewer middle-aged boobs than you’d think
 By Drew Taylor
Alter Ego Takes Credit
Connecticut rapper The Protege finds a new self on funky new EP
 By Sean Corbett
The Simple Life
The bounties of the cover band circuit pull Gerald Goode back into Simple Jim
 By Marc Ferris
Sketchy Place
Ex-pat Sketch Tha Cataclysm finds a place where people appreciate new hip-hop — Minnesota
By Adam Bernard
Psychedelic Survival
A garage-psychedelic rock revue to benefit WPKN
By Christopher Arnott
The Case for Rap-Rock
Defending a much-maligned subgenre
By Adam Bernard
Long Time Coming
Norwalk's P.J. Pacifico has built a career that's landed him an opening slot at the Vibes
By Wendy Logan
Soul Brothers
The Bronx meets Westport in the Terryl Lee Band
By Jackson Connor
Reverb Nation
Guster leads other bands on the road of eco-touring
By Jackson Connor
Layer Player
Tiffany Martinez has big goals for her hoodie line
By Adam Bernard
A Star is Born
Daria Musk is making all the right connections — with the industry and with fans
By Jackson Connor
How to Become a DJ
The local scene is hard to break into — with a handful of DJs taking up most spots — but it's not impossible
By Adam Bernard
Building a Better Scene
Four steps to making hip-hop thrive in Connecticut
By Adam Bernard
A Different Drummer
Emerging Louisiana roots band the Belleville Outfit features a Norwalk-born drummer with his own sense of rhythm
 By Warren Allen
Standing Still
Busta Rhymes and Eminem are examples of rappers who need to grow up
By Adam Bernard
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