COREY’S PICK: SUNDAY MAY 3RD, 2009 BAND: ETERNAL ESSENCE TYPE OF MUSIC: Progressive, Instrumental, Rock/Metal ATOMIC RATING: 6 Mushroom Clouds

Let me start out by saying that Eternal Essence absolutely rocks. This is so good, I have to grab my pair of Sennhiser headphones for another listen while I write. My initial impression of this band was that it was heavily influenced by Dream Theater. You [...]

COREY’S PICK: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2009 BAND: QUANTUM SOUL TYPE OF MUSIC: Dub / Electronica / Drum & Bass ATOMIC RATING: 6 Mushroom Clouds

  This one man band, namely Guy chambers, from the UK is too much.  The sound effects are eerie, the beat is hypnotic, and the overall feel is like being drug underground and left in a dark cement walled tunnel with the echoes still bouncing around in your head to prove [...]

COREY’S PICK: MONDAY APRIL 20TH, 2009 BAND: THYATEIRA TYPE OF MUSIC: Metal ATOMIC RATING: 4 Mushroom Clouds

This week I stumbled across a group named Thyateira, a curious band from Crystal Lake, Illinois. I’m going to be honest with you right up front. I have rather mixed feelings about this band (whose name I assume comes from the fourth church of the book of [...]

COREY’S PICK: APRIL 12TH, 2009 ARTIST: JONAS TAMAS TYPE OF MUSIC: Progressive/Instrumental Rock ATOMIC RATING: 7 Mushroom Clouds

It is time for all my loyal readers to join me inside the fall out shelter for a special announcement. It is my pleasure to present to you the axe master from Budapest Hungary, Jonas Tamas. In the short time I’ve known about Jonas, I’ve just been [...]

COREY’S PICK: March 4th, 2009 BAND: THEOCRACY TYPE OF MUSIC: Metal, Christian, Progressive ATOMIC RATING: 5 and 1/2 Mushroom Clouds

After listening to this band, you might want to talk your pastor into booking them to play at your next church function. Okay, that might be a little too much for the old blue haired folks who sleep in the back rows. The reality is that Theocracy [...]

COREY’S PICK: February 9th, 2009 BAND: MEGAPHONE TYPE OF MUSIC: Rock ATOMIC RATING: 5 Mushroom Clouds

  Maybe this is a sign.  The second band from Florida I’m reviewing in a row.  Actually, I had never heard of them before, but someone sent me an email and told me to check Megaphone out.  I always take my talent scout’s requests seriously, and so I dropped on to [...]

COREY’S PICK, FEBRUARY 1st, 2009

BAND: MATADOR
TYPE OF MUSIC: Indie Alternative Rock
ATOMIC RATING: 5 Mushroom Clouds
I was having a really rough morning the other day, wading through a ton of audio crap and otherwise mediocre bands, when I stumbled upon the music of Matador. As usual, myspace was slow to respond and acted [...]

COREY’S PICK: December 14TH, 2008 BAND: ENDLESS BLUE TYPE OF MUSIC: TRIP HOP, DOWN-TEMPO, ELECTRONICA ATOMIC RATING: 5 MUSHROOM CLOUDS

This band from Milwaukee is quickly becoming a major contender for the top position of my private rotation. Endless Blue’s music reminds me of that feeling I get when I walk in out of the evening rain and want to lose myself in deep thought for hours on [...]

Chason Flanders

Corey’s Pick October 19th, 2008
Band: Chason Flanders
Type: Acoustic/Americana/Folk
Rating: 5 Mushroom Clouds
 
This week, I received an invitation to check out the group Chason Flanders at the Little River Grill in Lawrenceville, Georgia.  For those of you who live in the Lawrenceville to Athens area and haven’t been out to see this band [...]