Rock The Charity

Every Year Dave Michaels teams up with a celebrity to release a tune for charity. This year he invited some of his closest friends in the music business to join him as well ! You have a choice of one or both albums this year! 100% goes to The Hillside Family of Agencies. Dave raises money so the kids in need have a special holiday season with toys and instruments. Thank you for your support ! Let's give the kids a holiday they will remember for a lifetime! Special thanks to Peter Vincent and Dewey Richbar for their continued support. Dave is endorsed by Conci Cables.

It's the holiday fundraiser of the year and Dave Michaels is at it again. This year he is releasing an original track featuring a guest celebrity musician, as well as a local drummer . He also decided to expand the charity this year and invite some of his local (also national and international) friends to join him in a relay of sorts. The idea is to pass the word around and donate/raise money for the Hillside Family of Agencies children in need. . For his musical contribution, Dave teamed up with his friend Tony (an original guitarist from that famous band you all loved) to bring you a song that they wrote, produced, and recorded together called Summer of Love. It features a local drummer supreme - Marty Raymond as well..

Now for the REAL unique part! Dave invited all these great bands to join him., and if you buy the album (either one or both. This is 1 of 2) then you can choose which style of music you prefer. This album is more Rock oriented release obviously. Wait till you hear these highly talented artists !! The second album "Roll" is a collection of more laid back music by some of the absolute best solo artists/ bands He could find on the road over the years. You can't go wrong with either album.

Those that joined in on the fundraising, are the most caring, hard working, creative and talented groups and individuals around. All the songs you hear on the album are copyrighted by the authors. The artists all agreed to join in on the bundle as a way of giving holiday joy to the children at Hillside Family of Agencies. With your money, 100% of the sales gets turned into toys and instruments. If we max out the toy donations like Dave did a couple years back, then the rest gets turned into school supplies that will be given out for free to local teachers across western and central NY state.

All Artists apprising on this album have agreed to allow the one time sale/ bundle of their music for charity purposes ONLY. All music is owned and copyrighted by each artist individually. DMB Records is not responsible for the content provided by the artists. All Rights belong to each artist individually and are also released by them before this Charity Project came together. This is a charity compilation series. All material is for entertainment purposes only. 100% goes to a registered NYS charity. Sales tax is included in each sale. Non refundable, unless thru online retail service. See individual artists band sites for credits not listed here.

Artwork paintings for both albums provided by the wonderfully talented local Buffalo based artist Peter F D'Arcangelo. Prints are available for sale to anyone interested. A donation is not necessary for those on the charity's behalf. We will direct you to him for that. He also has other fantastic prints available. So please support him.

Each artist on these albums worked VERY hard to put these songs together for this charity (as well as for their own catalog of online music for sale. We ask that you visit each and every artist's known social media or webpages and support them by buying more of their music if you wish. Dave Michaels found each of these artists either on the road or thru friends. He handpicked them and mastered this collection as a philanthropist, artist, and friend to the members involved. It's a genuine way for the scene to support the children in need and we all thank you for your donations. Every penny goes to charity (except NYS sales tax (which in included in the price of the downloaded music.). 

Album 1 "Rock"

1. Dying to Live - Thom Conde Project.

The Thom Conde Project features Thom Conde...Guitar/Vox, Vinnie Andalora...Drums/Vox, Bruce Irwin...Bass and Peter Vincent on Lead Vox.                          Michael William Hatalak (It Dies Today)...Producer/Arranger/Engineer.                                   The Thom Conde Project songs (1 and 5) are Peter Vincent's (Garden Party) return to the original music scene. The production/sound on the songs is second to none and the writing/performance on the songs are some of the best on the entire compilation. Dying To Live sets the bar high for the rest of the compilation. The band has immediate plans to release a video for After Tomorrow and to record a few more songs. 

2. Summer of Love - Dave Michaels on Vox, Lead Guitar and Bass, Marty Raymondo on Drums and Tony Fredianelli on Guitar and Bass. Written, recorded, produced and engineered by Dave Michaels. Dave Michaels is a producer, solo artist, engineer with 30 years of musical experience as a national and international touring act. 

3. Plan B - Nick John Gabriel Lucido

4. Best Days- Chris Squier Band

Best Days by the Chris Squier band starts off with a well-played acoustic guitar intro and kicks into an uptempo groove with a sound that could be described as the all the best sounds of the 80's. A tight, clean mix of rockin' guitars, keyboards and uplifting vocals. Lead guitar solos are sparse but executed with precision and quality. The bass guitar chords sound great as the song comes to a close.

5. After Tomorrow - Thom Conde Project

6. Law Dogs- Wyatt Coin

7. Under The Sun - Yellow Sauce

8. Bring in the Butcher - Jed Seaver Solo

9. Skate Now ! - JD McClure

10. Where's the Nightmare End - Exham Priory

11. Fighting Just to Win - Wyatt Coin

12. Scapegoat by Methanol

13. Friends of Dave's who have demos for charity track (in order) Phoenix Van Der Weiden / Bruce Lager / The Hallow Society

Produced and Mastered by Dave Michaels @ Purlin studios Rochester NY. www.davemichaelsband.com

 

Album 2 " Roll"

1. Once - David M. Miller (Miller and the Other Sinners)

2. Piece of Mind - Grosh

The feeling conveyed on Piece of Mind is melancholy and the drum track drives the song with a quickness that defies the ballad like sound. Megan's vocals are breathy, beautiful and emotional. The violin track arranged by drummer Richie English and performed by Linnea Cremean and Allison Collins closes out Piece of Mind.

3. All Alive Here - Dave Michaels on Vox and Bass, Marty Raymondo on Drums and Tony Fredianelli on Guitar and Bass. Written, recorded, produced and engineered by Dave Michaels. Dave Michaels is a producer, solo artist, engineer with 30 years of musical experience as a national and international touring act. 

4. Appreciate - Grace Stumberg

5. Amy's Song - A beautiful solo piece by Ed Koban.

6. Roads That Lie Ahead - Johnny Bauer

7. Spiculum - Vinyl Orange Ottoman

8. Start Over - Bryan Price

9. Ignite (Rebel Hearts) - Mike Hogan

10. Got the Time - Johnny Bauer

11. Welcome Home by Susan Kincaid and George Puleo

12. I don't Mind - Papa Schmapa

13 Good Life - Begging Angels

14. Niagara in a Barrel - Jamie Holka, and "Bad Boy" Dave Marko

Hearts Don't Lie - Buffalo, NY

Hearts Dont Lie - Buffalo, NY

Hearts Don't Lie is a rock band from Buffalo focusing on original music.

Hearts Don’t Lie

Jennifer Kohler -  Lead Vocals

Tony Mirabelli - Guitars, Vocals

Drew Clark - Bass guitar, Vocals

Ray Barclay - Drums, Percussion

Anthony Mirabelli - Guitars, Vocals

Hearts Don't Lie debut CD is available now. 

Special Thanks to Fred Betschen, Richard Ells IV, GCR Studios & Underground Pound. Also, Mike Klodzinski & Mark J. Morette from Mark Records.

Hearts Don't Lie music review by Joe Tell.

The self titled Hearts Don't Lie CD begins with the song Dirty. A heavy rock guitar rhythm drops in stereo performed by Tony and Anthony Mirabelli, which is a nice touch and sounds really cool with headphones on. The band locks into a powerful groove. I can picture the song playing on a big stage with dry ice floating in and around all of the band members. The lyrics by Jennifer Kohler tell the tale of a love gone bad. A rather abrupt ending sets up the next song.

Bury Me kicks off with an upfront bass line performed by Drew Clark. The vocal effect adds some atmosphere to the track as it drifts in and out of the verse music. A unique guitar part comes in to start some great guitar soloing.

Next up is Focus. A dual octave guitar rises up into a heavy guitar riff. The heavy riff further breaks down into a sparse guitar figure which allows the vocals and bass to shine through. The guitar soloing on Focus is some of the best on this release. The music comes together for a tight ending.

Much like the other songs On The Inside has a distinct 80's hard rock sound. This song reminded me of the 80s band Dokken. The guitar solo stood out with it's melodic harmonies.

Not Foolin' Me features a classic metal galloping rhythm performed expertly by Ray Barclay. The guitar figure and solo reminded me of UFO, one of my favorite bands. Jennifer Kohler's vocal performance on Not Foolin' Me is one of the best on the CD. 

Someday is my favorite song on the CD. The tight rockin' groove sets up the best vocal performance by Jennifer Kohler on this release.

I Needed You is an uptempo hard rocker with a great dual guitar performance.

The Truth Always Hurts features Ray Barclay on drums as he kicks off the song in fine fashion. The band rock and rolls through this song with some quick stops in the same musical vein as the rest of the set. 

Pieces Of Change is one of the best songs of the set. The dual guitars follow each other creating a natural sounding delay. The melodic vocals of Jennifer Kay add another layer to the melodic sound and the energy of the song.  

Hearts Don't Lie is a great debut effort by a group of talented and experienced Buffalo musicians.

Check out the band Facebook, Spotify and

https://www.heartsdontlieband.com/

Special Thanks to Tony and Anthony Mirabelli and Jennifer Kay.

Haiku, Record Baron "Home of Dan the Record Man", George Puleo

HAIKU
Hugh Arthur
Spencer Bolden
George Puleo
Jim Wynne
First Wednesday Every Month @ The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St. Buffalo, NY
Thank You George! 

Here's a photo of George in action from The Sportsmen's Tavern.

Haiku's CD "Live @ Club Infinity" is available at Record Baron along with alot of other top notch local music. The CD features George Puleo on Guitar, Jim Wynne on Bass and Hugh Arthur on Drums. These guys pull out all the stops. Fantastic playing and much improvising from all 3 players dominates this CD. The CD is a Jazz Fusion lovers dream, Haiku starts off with some excellent originals and close out the CD out with some Hendrix covers. 

Also available at Record Baron is the accompanying DVD of the live performance of the "Live @ Club Infinity" CD.

George Puleo's Solo CD "so low" is also available at Record Baron.

George is a highly skilled and respected guitar player who was once a member of the legendary Buffalo based jazz fusion band, Gamalon.

Julian Frampton Band - Los Angeles, California

Julian Frampton Band is a Los Angeles based alternative rock band. Fronted by Julian Frampton, the band is still flying high from their recent arena/amphitheater opening tour. Now they're back home in LA and just released their new single Quicksand. With influences all across the board and not limited to any one genre, JFB has a unique sound all on its own; edgy yet melodic while priding itself in its live performance. Along with Julian on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, the band consists of bassist Ricky Bakken, drummer Guy Azoulay, lead guitarist Mike Lis, and keyboardist Ben Sheridan.
JFB is genre fluid. A little bit rock, a little bit pop, a little bit prog, a little bit of everything.

Their new single Quicksand is out everywhere now. It kinda feels like we are all stuck in quicksand these days....

https://songwhip.com/julian-frampton-band/quicksand

The Chris Squier Band - Buffalo, NY

The Chris Squier Band - Buffalo, NY

New Rock for the 80's Kids. Our Generation's Just Getting Started.
Refugees from the 80's rock heydays, The Chris Squier Band brings a sound that can fill arenas and your favorite coffee mug at the same time. Band members have shared stages with acts such as Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers), Mike Peters (The Alarm), Brett Michaels (Poison) and many more, and have been nominated for multiple local and regional music awards.
The CSB are lifetime devotees to The Church of Rock n' Roll, and preach the good word to the masses from their divine temples of Marshall stacks.

The CSB is:
Steve Bell - Drums and backing vocals
Nathan Gavacs - keyboards, guitars and backing vocals
Ian Hanavan - Bass
Larry Smith - Guitars and backing vocals
Chris Squier - guitars and lead vocals

Rock music like your favorite pair of jeans...beat up, torn and perfectly lived in.
Don't believe them? Get some free music for yourself from https://www.chrissquier.com/band and be saved.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XezclxYkhPSNb36eBcWuS?fbclid=IwAR0MqT3EBiVJ4maJlPPVn4PUEFkPz9gW4h71qoP3UCwuPPhl7vH92a7-o68

New review of the latest singles from the Chris Squier band by Joe Tell.
Best Days by the Chris Squier band starts off with a well-played acoustic guitar intro and kicks into an uptempo groove with a sound that could be described as the all the best sounds of the 80's. A tight, clean mix of rockin' guitars, keyboards and uplifting vocals. Lead guitar solos are sparse but executed with precision and quality. The bass guitar chords sound great as the song comes to a close.
The Wilderness Of Our Hearts is a heartfelt ballad. The sound is polished and well produced. The song is centered around the vocals and the multiple keyboard tracks, once again the sound is reminiscent of the 80's. 

WNYMusic - Buffalo, NY

When I was in high school, http://wnymusic.com/  was the only way a geeky 16 year-old kid from the suburbs could find out about the Buffalo music scene. I made friends, discovered bands and even got some shows out of it.
A brief history lesson: The website was created in 1996, peaked in 2005 and has been (mostly) a graveyard since 2012.
Well, it's coming back, in a big way!
We are now a volunteer run website, for musicians and fans by musicians and fans. We're bringing back The List of local bands (which will feature over 500 bands!), we'll have the event calendar back up and, for the first time, http://wnymusic.com/  will have a blog!
If you're interested in helping out, please send us a message. We need programmers, writers, photographers, designers, social media people and anything else you can think of, If not, stayed tuned. 
I was given this website for free with the stipulation that I do it justice. I plan to do just that. Come, join us!
- Ryan Gurnett

“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”
― Frank Zappa
WNYMusic.com exists to support the Buffalo Music Scene. We are a volunteer run website, made by the music scene for the music scene. We are here to help support and promote growth amongst our communities young artists.
Things are tough for musicians. Between the money spent, the meager wages and getting pushed around by promoters and venue owners, it's can be very easy to get discouraged. We want to help promote change with a positive space where we can all help each other.
Another function of WNYMusic.com is to provide volunteer and internship opportunties to music/journalism/whatever students looking to gather experience before they enter the workforce after college.

If you're interested in being a part of the community, follow along. If you're interested in helping, shoot us a line.

Website
http://wnymusic.com/

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WNYMusicDotCom/

Forest Hills - New York, New York

Forest Hills is a rock band from New York City.
Forest Hills is comprised of two members: Zero Surico and Jack Burton.
Zero and Jack met and formed Forest Hills in Los Angeles, California. 
Zero Surico is the frontman of Forest Hills. The band's name is derived from Forest Hills, New York City, which is where Zero is from. With a heavy background in alt-rock, metal, and grunge music, Zero began writing songs at age 12, and self-taught himself guitar, bass, piano, ukulele, and drums. He is transgender and a proactive LGBTQ+ advocate.
Jack Burton is the drummer of Forest Hills. With childhood musical training in classical piano, Jack eventually transitioned into jazz-drumming. With a background in worship drumming and punk-rock bands, Jack developed his unique style as a drummer, which is easy to identify in all Forest Hills songs.
Together, the duo promotes mental health awareness and supports a variety of foundations such as the Breast Cancer Foundation, Alzheimer's Research, and all of their shows are Epilepsy Friendly. 
Forest Hills donates 50% of all merch sales to charity! 
Forest Hills have stayed active throughout the quarantine by doing Livestream Concerts and releasing new music. The next Forest Hills LiveStream Concert is on July 1st at 12am EST.

Website
http://foresthills.band/

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/forest-hills/1462346278

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/foresthillsofficialband

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/31qe2HNp03frVQklmGNXjw?si=Az9rZ4McSQu9qg4mixl9LA

Google Play Music
https://play.google.com/music/listen#/wst/artist/Asjmxphxtqrp6tshxdwmq6sa3ru

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ForestHillsOfficialBand/

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/foresthills_band/

Manelik - Geneva, Switzerland

Manelik is an alternative rock collective founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 2019 by bassist, multi instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Manelik Sfez.

Like Lenny Kravitz or Prince, Manelik writes and records most of his music alone in his studio, playing all instruments, and then puts together a tribe (as he calls it) of ace musicians and guest stars for the vocals, additional guitars and pianos, and live performances.
The performing band’s DNA is a collective in the sense that it uses this open, variable lineup of experienced players to serve the music. They all share a passion for making great cuts and, truth be told, they deliver on the promise. Haunting melodies, a huge sound and superbly crafted harmonies create a sophisticated yet accessible rock that your playlist will thank you for. Manelik’s style often leans towards stadium rock with powerful drums, pounding bass, beautiful guitar solos and infectious choruses. It takes the audience on a journey through different elements of pop, rock, funk, hard rock, folk, and ballads, enhanced with experimental sounds that make them stand out from more classic acts. The songwriting also pays great attention to the lyrics with inspiring and uplifting messages for the daily life.
Manelik released their first single Let The Rain in November 2019, and a first 5-track EP in April 2020 (6 tracks on the BandCamp version, Let The Rain being included as a free bonus). Manelik is already working on the next full-length opus, which will feature 14 tracks and be available in early 2021. 

Manelik - F.L.Y. art and Youtube video

Manelik - Insomnia featuring Ivy Marie art and video

Ivy Marie

Manelik - Let The Rain art and video

Website
https://www.manelik.com/

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/manelikmusic

Twitter
https://twitter.com/manelikmusic/

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/manelik_music

Soundcloud
https://www.soundcloud.com/manelikmusic

Reverbnation
https://www.reverbnation.com/manelik

Bandcamp
https://manelik.bandcamp.com

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgORvhnx7oYr_DRQuY0dzXQ

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7wjZxZyg9CwpGkM5xDe12m?si=e3FnrKCcQsekPZxoRzl2Iw

Apple
https://music.apple.com/ch/artist/manelik/1508205332?l=fr

Rosewater - Madison, WI

Rosewater's newest release is called So Long SoCal.
Check it out on their bandcamp, scroll down for link.

Rosewater is Blair Clark's new pop punk band out of Madison, WI.
Rosewater is a three piece garage band from Madison WI. Male and Female fronted band of two guitars and a drummer. Both guitarists sing. We have been together for 3 years. The music is frantic and fun, sweet punk, sour pop. We put on a killer show, no yapping just rock and roll. 
Thanks for listening - Blair 

https://soundcloud.com/blair-clark-804478008/bad-city-by-rosewater
https://www.facebook.com/rosewaterlbc/
https://rosewaterlbc.bandcamp.com/

So Long SoCal album art

Blair Clark - guitar, vocals
Leah Brooke - guitar, vocals
John Driscoll - Drums

Recorded live in the basement of John's house.

All rights reserved

Review of Rosewater's So Long SoCal by Joe Tell.
Rosewater's latest release is called So Long SoCal.
The first song is 405. It has a straight ahead, no frills punk rock sound. Punk rock minimalism at it's finest. The combination of Blair Clark and Leah Brooke on vocals gives the music a hip sound, reminiscent of the Velvet Underground and early B-52's. The band sounds like something straight out of CBGB's from the late 70's or early 80's.
Family sounds like a (sped-up) conservation between a loving couple set to punk rock music. The fast pace and guitar heavy mix makes the lyrics hard to make out. This quality will have you listening to the song over and over in an attempt to make out exactly what the words are...at least that's what happened to me but after a few attempts I finally made out the lyrics. 
California Girl has a totally authentic garage rock sound and feel. The single coil guitar sound sounds cool along with the cymbal crashes and intermittent stops and starts.
ER is a song about a place most of us don't want to be in lately. Despite of the subject matter the song still rocks. 
Lookout! closes out So Long SoCal and rocks out in a similar style following suit with the rest of the songs on the release. It's another short but sweet song played with a strong sense of punk rock urgency.

Love Bomb album art 

Bad City album 

Stereo Pharoah - Ridgway, Pennsylvania

Stereo Pharoah - Ridgway, Pennsylvania

Aggressive Back to Basics Rock & Roll
-Cody Legacy Laughner (Vocals/Guitar)
-Michael Padasak (Drums)
-Elle Laughner (Bass/Artwork)

Recorded at Graphite Sound Studio (Warren, PA) by Anthony Brown
Produced by Cody Legacy Laughner
Artwork by Elle Laughner

Stereo Pharoah Catastrophile music review by Joe Tell.

Kitty Riptide is the opening track and the quick song sets a fast pace and an aggressive feel. The adrenaline filled solo ramps up the energy even more. This track is sure to get your blood pumping, leave you wanting more and waiting for the next song to kick in.
Can you please repeat that?...what did you say?...Tinnitus is up next. Tinnitus is a fast paced punk song. The first time I heard this song I couldn't understand the lyrics, maybe due to my tinnitus?...Tinnitus is something I am familiar with but the lyrics are split between the hearing impairment and something that makes you feel all right. First thing in the morning, rolling all day and night, hmm?... It really sounds like 2 singers on this song even though I don't think there are 2. This is a unique and cool touch which differentiates each part musically and lyrically. The lyrics may be tongue in cheek but the song packs an energetic rock punch.
Ultragotha is a mid-tempo alternative rock track. The drum performance on this track is excellent. Ultragotha sounds like a unique pairing of Soundgarden and Silverchair. The sound is further enhanced by some really cool wah-wah guitar flurries.
Right Now has the sound and structure of a great 90's alternative rock song. The band starts fairly quiet and mellow but then ramps up the energy playing faster and harder. The band conveys a strong sense of urgency and a feeling of angst in Right Now. 
Spoon and Key has a cool stereo guitar intro. The band then busts out into an intoxicating, fast groove. The lyrical content has a couple of narcotic references and in between the verses the band sounds melodic, creating a different sound and feeling from the verse.
Hangman is one of my favorite tracks on Catastrophile. The band shows off a slower, heavier side. The verse music is crunchy with its muffled guitar. The band then transitions from a melodic passage to a riff heavy groove which sounds like a combo of Black Sabbath and Soundgarden, two of my favorite bands. I would have loved to hear a guitar solo but the song doesn't suffer from the lack of solo.
Running Away kicks off with a killer drum intro. Running Away is a straight ahead hard rock track. The vocal timbre and lyrical content reminded me of Kurt Cobain.
Morphine is sure to get ya movin' and groovin' along with the bristling tempo. The music is strong and hard-driving and further accentuated by a steady helping of cymbal crashes. 
Marketbasket is a catchy and melodic track and one of my favorite songs on Catastrophile. The guitar progression sounds like it was played with a slide giving it a blues rock feel. The vocal performance is one of the best on the release and it may have you singing along by the end of the song.
California Rain sounds like one of the most musically adventurous tracks on Catastrophile. The guitar and drum performances are some of the best on the album. After reading the title of the song I was expecting a mellow song but California Rain is definitely one of the best songs on the release.
Old School Obese Horse is pounding and powerful, I really like the slide guitar touches. The emotional vocals sound mysterious and seem to describe a secret plot. 
Dozer is literally a musical bitch slap, a sonic attack on the senses. Stereo Pharoah definitely saved one of the best for last. The mid-tempo pace should induce some movement of the physical body. The drum performance is the best on Catastrophile, especially on the bridge section of the song.

Any fan of the 90's alternative rock sensibility will love Stereo Pharoah's Catastrophile.

To hear Steroe Pharoah goto...
https://stereopharaoh2020.bandcamp.com/releases