Wayne Hsu Philadelphia, PA www.waynehsu.com Wayne Hsu is a singer/songwriter, originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and now living in Philadelphia. He describes his music as “smooth, jazzy, mellow, and lougetastic,” pulling influences from “everyone from Burt Bacharach to Phish.” Wayne was brought into music a little bit later than most artists, when he started playing the drums in his high school…

The Twilight Collective Philadelphia, PA www.thetwilightcollective.com Since our original interview with, and feature of, PA and DE’s The Twilight Collective, the guys have been busy.  Matt was able to fill us in on some of the details: A few months back, Mark, Matt, Phil, Doug, and Harry signed to Textbook Music. They’re devoting themselves full-time to their music now, plan…

Date: Wednesday, February 9 Place: Butler, PA Written By: Matt Ah, day one of tour. We woke up bright and early, threw a mattress into the bus, and grabbed some coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. We headed to Lancaster to pick up Mark, which was about an hour from Doug’s. Since he has very recently moved back home with his parents,…

Here’s a chat transcript (or what I could salvage from it) that I was able to put together after a chat room “interview” with the TTC boys. But first, some quick introductions: Jenn = (AX Editor), The boys are as follows: Mark (vocalist), Matt (guitar), Phil (guitar), Doug (bass) and Harry (drums). Jenn: Hi guys! Mark: Hey!!!!! Matt: HI JENN…

The Twilight Collective Philadelphia, PA www.thetwilightcollective.com Once in a while you’ll hear a musician or a band, and they’ll just blow you away. You may not even realize why. They’ll just exercise some sort of control over your senses that you can’t explain. They probably won’t sound completely different than anything you’ve heard before. Let’s face it, none of them…

Location: Philadelphia Genre: “Energetic Rock” Members: Phil Bryer (Guitar), Matt Canning (Guitar, some vocals), Doug Davisson (Bass, some vocals), Harry Mazzio (Drums, some vocals), and Mark Mongiovi (Vocals) Started: August 2004 (officially) Influences: “Our influence are from all over the map. We all come from a pretty heavy background, growing up listening to a lot of hardcore, punk and metal.…

Location: Byron Bay, Australia Genre: Rock/Emo Started: Mid-2004 Members: Daniel Brown (vocals, guitar), Simon Campbell (guitar), Paul Bird (bass, vocals), and Mitchell Begg (drums) Songs to Check Out: “Break the Silence” and “Window” Website: www.yournightsky.com Influences: Kiss Chasy, Finch, The Starting Line, Matchbook Romance, and Gyroscope Comments: Even though these guys haven’t been together very long, I’d be hard-pressed to…

Undercast Philadelphia, PA www.undercast.org I had the opportunity to catch up with the guys of Philadelphia’s Undercast for an update interview on the band, since their previous feature here on AudioXposure.  Here’s what they had to say: AX: First of all, I just want to say I love the new tunes. Rough or not, I think you guys are moving…

Undercast Philadelphia, PA www.undercast.org Philadelphia’s original rock band, Undercast, combines the talents of Nick Santone on guitar and vocals, Matt Janicki on guitar, Pat McGraw on bass, and Rob Hall on drums. Undercast seduces the senses with their melodic style. As soon as they suck you in with their trance-inducing vocals, they erupt with an energy that’s a little unexpected,…

Tom Frankson Villiers Sur Marne, France www.tomfrankson.com Tom Frankson is a talented acoustic artist, originally from the French-speaking Caribbean island, Guadeloupe, and now living in Villiers Sur Marne, France.   Although he is now moving more towards writing songs in his native language, his current work is in English. I’ve always had a soft spot for acoustic artists.  I also have…