The Friday Fire Track: CFM – “Rise And Fall”
CFM is the project of Charles Moothart. If you don’t know the band or name, you should know that he is a member of Fuzz, … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: The Cairo Gang – “What Can You Do?”
You are well aware that TFN is consistently following Ty Segall, so we would not be doing our duty if we did not feature the … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Jay Som – “The Bus Song”
Last year, Jay Som – a.k.a. Bay Area-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Melina Duterte – released her early collection of songs entitled Turn Into. Now it is time … Read more
Track Premiere: Smug Brothers – “Hang Up”
Today we have a special track premiere from Dayton, Ohio veteran band Smug Brothers. The group is coming back at the world on March 31st … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Mr. Elevator – “Sunshine Daydream”
Today’s Friday Fire Track features Mr. Elevator which was formed in Southern California back in 2012. If you don’t know the name the group plays … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Tim Kasher – “An Answer For Everything”
Tim Kasher, singer/guitarist for bands Cursive and The Good Life, has one of those unmistakable voices. You instantly know it is him by his tone, … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Gold Connections – “New Religion”
Today’s Friday Fire Track is all about the celebration of new music in 2017. Charlottesville, VA-based band Gold Connections is the perfect kick off to … Read more
The Blazing Top 50 Albums of 2016
#50 M Ross Perkins M Ross Perkins SofaBurn Records [2016] It was a good year for Dayton, Ohio native M. Ross Perkins. He had a … Read more
Honorable Mention Albums of 2016
Let’s face it – not every album we enjoyed can end up in our year end Blazing Top 50. Many times, there are records that … Read more
Prog 2016 – The Year In Review
It’s been a rough couple years for Prog with the losses of Chris Squire of Yes, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake of ELP, Nektar’s Roye … Read more
The Fire Note Writer Edition Top Albums of 2016
The Fire Note wouldn’t be possible without the talented writers that share their educated thoughts and true enjoyment of music with our readers. The time … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – “PTP”
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears has reclaimed their original moniker and announced their fourth full-length album Backlash, out February 10, 2017 on INgrooves. TFN … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Strand Of Oaks – “Radio Kids”
Timothy Showalter’s, a.k.a. Strand of Oaks, is back with a new album on February 17th via Dead Oceans and today’s Friday Fire Track is the … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Tobin Sprout – “Future Boy Today / Man Of Tomorrow”
Tobin Sprout does not need much introduction on TFN as I know our readers are very familiar with the longtime Guided By Voices member. So, … Read more
Premiere Friday Fire Track: Special Teams – “SunFire”
This weeks Fire track is feeling a bit exploratory. A collection and collaboration of musicians, Special Teams is self described as a rock hip hop … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Rattlesnake”
We couldn’t be pleased more to hear that one of our favorite Aussie bands, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, are once again returning quickly … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Kristoffer & The Harbour Heads – “Nervous In Berlin”
I always like when I hear a track and it immediately sinks into the right groove. That describes today’s Friday Fire Track from Sweden’s Kristoffer … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: ESP Ohio – “Royal Cyclopean”
If you are a Robert Pollard fan then your mind blew when you heard the news about ESP Ohio. The new Pollard project reunites him … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Marching Church – “Lion’s Den”
Sacred Bones always seems to find some of the most eclectic artists and Copenhagen’s Marching Church fits the bill. What once was a solo project … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Drakulas – “Neon Town”
Drakulas are from Austin, TX and feature members of Riverboat Gamblers and Rise Against, among others. Their debut LP, Raw Wave, is due out November … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Wolf People – “Ninth Night”
How about some spirit-raising purveyors of pagan folk psyche prog from the UK? You say what? That is right, Wolf People are back in full … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: LVL UP – “Hidden Driver”
LVL UP is back and the band’s third album and Sub Pop debut Return To Love is out today. The opening track from the album, … Read more
MidPoint Music Festival 2016 Preview: September 23-25 (Cincinnati)
We are excited to head back down to the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati this year. MMF has developed a reputation as the place to … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Tony Molina – “See Me Fall”
It is about damn time that Tony Molina hits us with some new music. His 2013 full length, Dissed And Dismissed, was a favorite here … Read more
A Box Full Of Records: Rating Wilco
No matter how jaded and cynical a music writer becomes, and there’s plenty going on in the music and journalism businesses to leave one jaded … Read more