A small but very vocal group of critics think Dave Matthews Band is one of the worst things to ever happen to music. Millions upon millions of fans disagree. Since the band emerged from the 1990s jam movement, they’ve become one of the biggest acts on the planet, selling over 38 million records and a…
Unsurprisingly, the Greg Kihn Band is centered on a man named Greg Kihn. He’s an American singer-songwriter who grew up in Baltimore before moving to San Francisco to pursue a music career. Unlike most, Kihn realized his dream, as shown by how the Greg Kihn Band has been active since the mid-1970s. They aren’t the…
Poco was a rock country band whose fans agree remained underrated for the entire span of its existence. Maybe it was the constant change in the lineup, or the competition was high from rivals like Eagles. Whatever the reason, the band continued releasing songs, but only a few were successful. Still, that is not to…
Acoustical band is a relatively new genre but has quickly become one of the most popular types of music. Acoustic bands combine elements from multiple genres to create their unique sound. Hearing bands are typically solo artists or groups that focus on acoustic instruments like guitar, piano, violin, and drums – all with little-to-no synthesizers…
While reading the words “butt rock” may be strange, it is certainly a genre that many people recognize. Bands defined as buttrock kind of float outside of the realm of grunge after the 90’s surge of the genre. These bands come up into the rock world, while what seems like trying to be metal. I…
The grunge movement was a subgenre of heavy metal and rock music that emerged in the Pacific Northwest of the United States during the mid-1980s. It has been credited for reviving “the Seattle sound” which had been largely forgotten since the late 1970s, and has continued to be a staple of popular music into the…
The Marshall Tucker Band has been around since the 1970s. They were largely considered a rock band, but their sound is actually quite eclectic. As a matter of fact, they incorporate elements of rock, blues, jazz and just about anything else that suits them into their sound. The end result is a band that sounds…
The Allman Brothers Band was started by the brothers Gregg and Duane Allman. The two were active in various bands until 1969 when they launched their now-iconic band called The Allman Brothers Band. Since that time the band has risen in status to become royalty in the Southern Rock genre. Sadly, Gregg passed away in…
Back in 2014, Bandman Kevo was a promising young rapper on the Chicago scene with a bag of mixtapes behind him and a bright future in front of him. Then it all went wrong. He got arrested for credit card fraud, sentenced to almost two years in jail, and forced to put his career on…