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Article from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette by Scott Mervis. With a crunchy bar-rock sound laced with R&B, The Borstal Boys come off like a band that should be playing at the Decade on a Friday night. “I wish there was still a Decade to play at,” laughs bassist Anthony Lamonde, who formed the band. THE BORSTAL BOYS Where: This is [...]

Article from Pop Dust by Jason Scott. Denaro Allows Himself to be Vulnerable on His Forthcoming New Album Denaro exposes his unnerving mental state. You can't carry all the pain on your own. You might try, but you'll suffer for it. A bedeviling musical archer, Jesse Denaro finds himself murdered, metaphorically speaking, of course, as a relationship spirals out of [...]

Article from Pop Matters by Jedd Beaudoin. Photo courtesy of Public Display PR Hopeless romantic Jesse Denaro gives us something hopeful for the new single "Fire". Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter Jesse Denaro's upcoming LP finds the artist letting down his guard and getting to the business of making music that he connects with deeply. His new single, "Fire", exemplifies his current state [...]

Article from Vintage King by Eric Allen. Even though Bob McCutcheon's career led him into the world of business, the Pittsburgh native has been a lifelong musician who always loved being in the recording studio. As his children got older and they became more interested in recording, Bob decided it was time to expand upon a dream he had since the [...]

Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Scott Mervis. When Jimmy Hoyson and Bob McCutcheon gaze upon the big glowing console that now dominates the room at The Vault Recording Studio, it’s a look of love. What is it about a vintage Neve 8058? “Neve’s are known to be warm, punchy, big, not aggressive and nasty in the high mid-range — just a [...]

Article from Pop Matters by Jedd Beaudoin. A new Pittsburgh label called The Vault Records is launching with the signing of local singer Chris Jamison, who came to fame on Season 7 of “The Voice.” After placing third on “The Voice” in December 2014, Jamison released the single “Velvet” on Republic Records, which went to No. 53 on the charts, [...]

Article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Scott Mervis. Those memorable first days on the job — we’ve all had them, for better or worse. Consider this one: You show up for your first day and find Talking Heads in Studio A, Pink Floyd in Studio B and Eric Clapton with Billy Preston in Studio C. (It’s the Pink Floyd without [...]