Check out Boston’s freshest Hip Hop act Laz and Cat with their new single Swagger Dance

Laz and Cat, self-proclaimed Hip-Hop Dynamic-Duo, from Boston are releasing their third single off their debut album – TRICITY VOL. 1, entitled “SWAGGER DANCE,” a bass-booming, vibration-moving, dirty-south inspired hip-hop song that encourages people to make your own dance move no matter how crazy or ridiculous it may be. You can listen to and download “Swagger Dance” here: bit.ly/SwaggerDance.
If you like New Boyz’ Jerk and Cali Swag District’s Teach Me How to Dougie, listen to Laz and Cat’s new single “SWAGGER DANCE”. You can copy the Jerk or the do the Dougie, but if you got your own swagger you can make your own dance.
"This song (Swagger Dance) is definitely a different, energetic, and fresh concept that Laz & I put together in the studio, and personally I think will catch on like wildfire once people hear it" says Cat. "If you got yourself a little Swag, meaning confidence, that innate quality that makes you a very special person, and you can do whatever dance you can do fluently, and you put a little swag on it, then you got yourself a dance."
Swagger Dance is off of Laz & Cat's debut album, "Tricity Vol. 1" which is available on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, Sprint & Verizon VCAST, among many other online retail websites worldwide. You can learn more about Laz & Cat by visiting their website at http://music.triceptus.com, or their Myspace page at www.myspace.com/lazuruscatipus.

Check out the new sound of the Jane Smith Band for fans who like John Mayer, Train or the Dave Matthews Band

As a fan of adult contemporary and alternative rock, I found some amazing artists in the Jane Smith Band out of England. They play a blend of beautifully crafted songs in a classic vein. Their new single, See the Truth, just came out on September 20, 2010 and is available for download. Take a listen to it and see what you think: http://bit.ly/JaneSmithonWhoTune.

If you like John Mayer, Bryan Adams, Train, Dave Matthews Band, or Coldplay, you’ll love the Jane Smith Band. The Singer, Nick Barclay, has a unique voice that some have compared to the great singers Steve Marriot and Paul Carrack. But Nick says that making a connection with the audience is all that matters.

The band was formed by singer songwriter Nick Barclay, Kev Willison and Paul Bowman and joined by Kevin Powell on bass, Nathan Ariss on keyboards, and more recently Ronnie Douglas on guitar. Their songs are mature, thoughtful, and inspiring and when I have a bad day they really lift me up. The band writes about personal life moments and reflects upon normal every day people’s lives in a positive way. They find it is important to send the message that one can overcome difficult times and look forward to the future with hope.

You can listen to their debut single, See the Truth, on WhoTune.com: http://bit.ly/JaneSmithonWhoTune.

If you like Coldplay, Radiohead, or Queen, check out the new alternative rock band Village Kid

I finally found an alternative rock band that stands out of the crowd called Village Kid. My favorite track is “Colourful Girl in a Black and White World”, you can get it and check it out here:
http://bit.ly/VillageKidonWhotune

Village Kid is able to combine a variety of different elements into their sound such as funk, rock, and classical. Their sound is very unique and they remind me of Coldplay, Radiohead, and Queen; depending on which song it is.

Their 5 track debut EP “Colourful Girl” came out in July 2010. The band members are multi-talented and play different instruments and have a range of musical backgrounds, so they are able to incorporate string and brass orchestrations, contemporary chord progressions, modern rock and funk grooves, and soulful vocals into their songs. Check out one of their beautiful rock ballads in this music video:
http://bit.ly/VillageKidVideo

Summer's About Come And Gone – Top 10 DOWNLOAD list features Laz and Cat, Michael Colyar, Randy Wilson, and Jane Smith as top 4 recommendations for Se

Summer’s About Come And Gone

ThisNext.com September Top 10 Download Recommendations include features Laz and Cat, Michael Colyar, Randy Wilson, and the Jane Smith band



Check out Jane Smith’s single “See The Truth,” Laz and Cat’s single “Swagger Dance,” Michael Colyar’s album “Greatest Hits And The Great Unknowns, ” and Randy Wilson’s album “Up Close And Personal.

Check out the tunes here: http://bit.ly/ThisNextSeptember

Now that summer is almost over, things are picking up again and getting stressful. The kids are back in school, there’s deadlines to be made and soccer practices to attend. There’s not as much time for yourself as there should be. Maybe you are coming back from that unforgettable vacation and dreading that work week that’s now just around the corner. You can’t escape the everyday grind, but you can still have fun and escape into your music. That’s why this month I have recommended albums that will let the summer live on in your headphones and in your stereos.

What do you get when you put Vandross, Pendergrass & Downing’s Sound Together? Randy Wilson!

Randy Wilson's highly anticipated new album "Up Close and Personal" is available as of September7 at CD Baby (CD's and downloads). Wilson raised the level of his presence with the preceding single "Life Goes On" which was released in July to delight of R&B fans across the internet and across the globe.

Singer/songwriter Wilson, has often been criticized in the past as sounding too much like the amazing Luther Vandross, which, while a top notch compliment; he felt that he could still sound true to his voice which sounds like the amazing Vandross but could certainly add his own signature sound as well. Now, having developed his own personalized sound, Randy Wilson is poised and ready to step onto the music scene in a big way.

Judge for yourself, here’s a link to the single “Life Goes On”

Randy’s rising stardom is evident as he was recently invited to share the stage at the Conga Room in LA with R&B greats Stevie Wonder, Lenny Williams, D’Wayne Wiggins of Toni! Tony! Tone!, Jamie Fox and Raphael Saadiq in a benefit fundraiser; raising a record amount.

Cutting Edge Alternative Rockers “Left Standing” Release New Album “A Brand New Day”

www.LeftStanding.com

Sin City’s newest rock sensation – Left Standing has released their latest album: “A Brand New Day”. The band, assembled out of the bright lights of Las Vegas, is comprised of five very talented musicians – 3 of which are brothers so they are mighty tight: Danny Pino (lead vocals), Chris Pino (bass, vocals), Beau Stewart (guitar, vocals), Jesse Pino (guitar, vocals), and Zak Weidle(drums). They are a group that knows no boundaries and whose apparent mission is to entertain their audience.

This act puts their mark on several different styles, making each their own. Definably a rock act, they also venture into pop, alternative, punk and even a little blues. the quintet’s latest full-length CD, "A Brand New Day", infectious sing-along choruses, soaring guitar melodies and fist-pumping rhythms ensure listeners won’t be shaking these songs from their heads for days. Listening to songs such as the heart-on-sleeve ballad “Jeremy,” the righteous “32 Years” and the anthemic title track, "Brand New Day" Left Standing’s songs feel familiar from the first listen because the songwriting is so good, but with radio-ready fare like “Brand New Day” balanced with hard-charging numbers such as opening track “Revolution.” Left Standing will have you shouting along to the high heavens before you even have a chance to question why or how.

You can listen to them at Whotune.com where the Band recently competed with 125 other bands and won the Whotune.com music competition, raking in the #1 Grand Prize. You can get their digital EP download on their website at:
http://bit.ly/LSwebsite