Well, its been another great Whisky Rocks competition! In the weeks leading up to the final, I was asked to pick a couple of standout entries which I thought had a chance to make the top three.  Seems as if I’m on a slightly different page then the voting public, I didn’t see either Elos Arma [...]

Just kidding, I’ll save that for later tonight! But really, it was super fun to be a part of this contest. It gave me a chance to discover a bunch of new bands I would have otherwise missed out on, and forced me to really think about just what it is that makes me so [...]

Can you believe it?! The votes are finally in! The people have chosen! I’m not talking about Obama (although- YAY!), I’m talking about our Whisky Rocks finalists! Glorious Sons, Rye and Silence and Sarah Smith are our final three, as voted by YOU! Yes, YOU made a choice and now these artists have their chance [...]

AND SO HERE WE ARE AT THE END. Can you believe it? Are we all as floored as I am? WHERE DOES THE TIME GO. (Well, it passes. That’s how time works. But still!) It’s been an amazing contest, and there have been some seriously wonderful entries. It takes a lot of guts to put [...]

  After weeks of submissions and fan voting, the three finalists in the Whisky Rocks Showdown have been announced. Glorious Sons, Rye and Silence, and Sarah Smith will all get the chance to open up for the Trews this Thursday, November 8 at the Whisky Rocks live event. A grand-prize winner will be selected at [...]

As I briefly mentioned last week, I was liking the submission from Toronto band Ilvekyo. Their video for “Judge” has the band performing live off the floor acoustically in a living room or practice space.  Whats different from a lot of the other videos up here in this competition, is this live video actually sounds [...]

As I was going through the entries, the other song that really stood out to me was Sarah Smith’s “Shine Bright.” While the video is just a simple live one shot on a cell phone, her voice is so strong it immediately pulled me in and I had to listen to it a few times [...]

For my second stand-out entry, we’re going to slow things down a bit. So, get that special tattooed, lip-ringed someone, hold them close, and get ready for sway-inducing “O’Brother” by The Snips. The Snips are first-and-foremost a punk band, which you can definitely hear in frontman Ricky Pridmore’s voice, but this song is a slow [...]

Give me a good beat, some pep, and something that should make “The O.C.” soundtrack, and I am IN. That’s why My Cousin Karma had me at . . . well, not “hello,” as they don’t say it in the song, but at the introduction. Suited for a token “fun and freewheeling” scene in any [...]

With the Whisky Rocks Showdown submission period now closed and the online voting process in place, we’ve had a chance to go through and listen to/watch the entries. We’ve been selecting personal highlights so far (remember, we’re not the judges! Just music fans!), and there’ve been some great ones—Chris really liked the Elos Arma track, [...]