Earl Patrick pivots sharply away from his usual indie-folk and guitar-driven comfort zones for his newest release, the wildly inventive album "Conditioned By Machines". The Portland, Oregon-based composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has spent over two decades building a dense, eight-album catalog. Here, however, he entirely flips the script. Feeling that classical flute music too often prioritizes gesture over pure melody, he set out...

Rising LGBTQ Artist Rich Hennessy Blends Emotional Depth with Infectious Pop Melodies "Sidelines" Rich Hennessy is a fast rising LGBTQ singer, songwriter and a brilliant composer from Nashville, United States. As the second track of a 4-headed series, "Sidelines" fully reflects his ability to spend the same time both for the personal thinking and melodic earworms. As a kid, Rich Hennessy seemed to have an affinity towards...