Behind every great album lies an unheard story. Now, as the sun sets on 2016, Portland’s very own Emancipator shares the story of his debut album, “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough” through his latest release: a double-sided EP titled “Maps & Father King…

The night before Halloween brought plenty of chills and thrills, but not the kind one might expect from the haunted Holy City. The Music Farm was bustling with friends and family members buzzing about local newcomers SondorBlue. It was a harmonic picture of support for the College of Charleston boys, celebrating their first EP release. In addition, the band of Billie Fountain were asked to join the stage…which was certainly a treat!…

Following the stunning success of his previous full length album releases, Edamame is joining up with experimental/ambient electronic music powerhouse Emancipator for the next release on his Loci Records imprint. Already having secured support from XLR8R, “Ochre” is set for release on 7/22…

Charleston, South Carolina is highly known for holding some of America’s greatest history and houses some of the best culinary creatives. But what many people seem to miss out on is the underground art sector hidden between the cobblestones. And what better place to scout out some talent than College of Charleston. I ran into the guys of SondorBlue and immediately fell in love with their soft yet raw original acoustics and vocals. Out of the masses of cover bands, these boys can hold their own with originality…

MiMR, formally known as Christian Crouch, is one of several electronic-dance DJs popping up throughout the low-country. He is apart of the semi-annual series of Inertia, Charleston’s own EDM event, and plays throughout a string of venues downtown…

From the depths of the dark, I gladly welcome the Tim Burton of Trance/Progressive, Mr. Robert Vadney. His music is a fulfilling journey of human emotion, bad-assery, and mediative melodies of ethnic influences. Simply put: It is what music should sound like and what musicians should strive to understand. Electronic-dance music is currently forgotten by its roots and mislead by the uneducated masses. Vadney is a breathe of fresh originality…

Grammy-nominated producer BT and triple platinum singer-songwriter Christian Burns’ new supergroup, All Hail The Silence, will open for legendary synthpop group Erasure on The Violet Flame North American tour starting 9/26…

One doesn’t have to fly to Vegas to get a taste of Cirque du Soleil. As an embracer of the arts, the Holy City didn’t disappoint. The 2nd Annual Holy City Cirque was an array of acro, aerial, specialized dance, music and mixed martial arts. The local and the non were treated to a family-friendly gypsy world…

Plato once said “music gives soul to the universe”. In my twenty years of attending performances, Matthew Miller could not be a better physical description of a universal musical togetherness. This Jewish Reggae-Rapper is nothing short of his name, “Gift of God” or Matisyahu. His aptness to capture emotion in his productions and real life though lyric is unique and highly respected. A useful rarity that many people seek to live.

Every year I make the annual “pilgrimage” to see Above & Beyond somewhere around the United States. Afterwards my words account for the emotional, musical journey on various websites, including the one below that was featured on TranceSound.net. Due to a few circumstances, this year’s A&B review at EDCLV fell through. Therefore, I have decided to take a trip back in time and re-experience what these guys are all about…