Rift 36 Hour Songwriting Contest #6

Rift 36 Hour Songwriting Contest #6

Two weeks of fun all in one.

We are trying to condense our work a bit, and you don’t need to hear from us more then once every two weeks anyway. We will posting new stuff every couple days, but this just sums the events and new stuff we have posted. Check it all out and have a great time checking out [...]

Jeremy Messersmith


photo by Darin Back
article by Rich Horton
Listen to song link Franklin Avenue from “The Silver City”
Listen to song link Great Times from “The Alcatraz Kid”
In 2006 Jeremy Messersmith released his first album “Alcatraz Kid”. The album struck a chord with local music fans, radio stations and the local press.

Al Franken

Editors Note – While we at Rift like to stay out of political stuff, we thought this fit. The writer did make several attempts to interview Norm Coleman as well, and maybe we’ll get something on Dean Barkley to make it fair.

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CD Review – Military Special – EP

By Andrew Flanagan
It could just be my birth-decade nostalgia talking, but these guys are a catchy thing.

CD Review – Seazon of the Fly – The Garden

By Kaleb Bronson
Spinning through a glass chamber of prototypal warped rock mixed with the artistry of a classic tale such as Alice in Wonderland with a hard cider splash,  is Seazon of the Fly with a double disc of soothing yet fearless noise that is growing like a beanstalk into a vibrating field of sound [...]

CD Review – Mystery Palace – Flags Forward

By Adven James
Mystery Palace is a place. Is a place where druggy sexiness and jittery electronics elbow for the same spot on the dance floor as an excuse to keep touching each other.

CD Review – David Levin – Criminal

By Nelson Heise
What a strange eclectic mix of pop tunes. Each track seems to separate itself from the last by performance and style yet somehow gels in the end.

CD Review – Jenny Dalton – Rusalka’s Umbrella

By Tammy Reese
Jenny Dalton’s sophomore album, “Rusalka’s Umbrella” promises to take listeners on a journey that explores the inspiration of the Slavic myth of a water nymph, Rusalka, waiting for her lost love.