• POST | City Of The Sun Goes Viral, Beats Kanye

Some mornings are better than others and some bring welcome surprises. Flipping through the Spotify Charts to see what is happening is part of the morning ritual -- Who is up, Who is down, what's new? Spotted a nugget this morning on the US Viral 50 premiering at number 15 was City Of The Sun's "Everything....

• POST | 13 Fantastic Up And Coming Live Bands To Keep On Your Radar

As a music photographer, I find myself at an alarming number of shows weekly. Here is a list of 13 of my absolute favorite artists and bands I've been dazzled by in the past year of living among New York City photo pits whose names you might not know yet, but, hopefully, you will someday soon....

• POST | Now Playing: City of the Sun Captivate in Concert

Yesterday, we gave you his scoop on what makes New York Citys City of the Sun so freakin special. For connoisseurs of guitar rock, the all acoustic, all instrumental outfit is a dream, channeling flamenco, folk, and hits of jazz fusion as they create evocative landscapes....

• POST | Touring The City Of The Sun

We don't get much instrumental rock these days. We're at the point where guitar solos are considered pretentious (a rant I've gone on before so I'll spare you from experiencing it a second time) so a rock band with no vocalists and just multilayered guitar melodies could only rankle these minimalist appetites more if they were reworking Chopin....

• POST | The Vibrant Soundscapes of City Of The Sun

It's not so often that you encounter buzz surrounding an instrumental band. Unfortunately, there are a lot of shallow music listeners out there who need vocals to appreciate a group....