Artist of the Week: Marc Armstead

by Luxi Lauri

Marc Armstead

I have had the honor to meet Marc while I was in LA. He is a true aspiring music who can put you in a state of wonder. His voice is very tender and soft and his words completely make you think about life. Marc’s connection to the guitar is simply amazing, because his skills and chord playing are smooth and emotional. I took some time to ask him a few questions and get his view on things in his life. I love his music, and I know you will too. This is my ARTIST OF THE WEEK!

1. Where are you from? What is your age?

I am from Redlands, California. I am 25.

2. When did you begin your music career?

I began to sing at the age of 2 in church. I have been singing since I can remember, and I play the guitar.

Artist of the Week: Dealership

by Neto

Dealership is…

Chris Groves – Bass, Vocals
Jane Pinckard – Guiar, Keys, Vocals
Chris Whetherell – Drums, Vocals
Jesse Hudson – Guitar, Bass

1. What is this band?

Dealership would have been on my list of video game inspired music but I wanted to highlight them in my Artist of the Week recommendation.  I first discovered this band because I was intrigued by the theme song for the video game review show Co-OP.

After doing some digging and googling, I discovered that the theme song was co-written and performed by Jane Pinckard, who writes the blog Game Girl Advance.  On her blog profile, I found out that she is a memeber of Dealership.  After a google search failed to give me anything in the way of samples, I checked iTunes.  Itunes had their latest album for ten dollars.  It was now or never.  It was a gamble but it was one that would end up paying off.

Artist of the Week: Metric

Our main intent with this blog is to display how important music is in our columnists’ daily lives. We hope that by doing this, we also show how important music is, and can be, in everyone’s life.To help introduce people to new music, we’ve decided to start doing an Artist of the Week post to show an artist that one of our columnists believes other listeners would enjoy hearing. Or, if you’re completely new to listening to music, hopefully this will serve as a good way of easing you into some of the more interesting musicians and bands in the world. Enjoy!

Metric is…

Emily Haines – Vocals/Keys
James Shaw – Guitar
Joules Scott Key – Drums
Josh Winstead – Bass

1. What do they sound like?

Everything you’d want to know about Metric is here. But let me describe their sound for you: They are a four-piece; drummer, bassist, guitarist and vocals/keyboards. They utilize every one of their instruments. These musicians are extremely talented. They sound like you’re in a trance/dance club, but the music is bearable instead of being annoying. But the beats, like in a club, make you move. They make your chest vibrate from the way these songs bounce. You are constantly surrounded by sound. If the guitar and bass aren’t flying away, the synth or keys are flooding you with noise; melodies on top of melodies produced just by two of the musicians, as the drums keep the beat and the bassist adds that extra thump.