21 Dec My Top 10 Favorite Rock Songs of 2022
It was hard to pick 10, but these songs resonated most deeply with my rockmommy heart in 2022....
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12 May Kicking Off Spring ’21 with Lots of Outdoor Gigs — and Hope for Indoor Ones, Too
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Every April, as greenery unfolds into cherry blossoms and daffodils burst from the cool ground, I start to get excited for summer. The weather will warm, and I’ll shed my 8,000 layers of fleece, ready for rock and roll gigging season to...
16 Sep Shame Penguin’s ‘Fall of the Mountain King’ Mixes Catchy Riffs with Complex Daddy Issues
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom The greatest rock songs have the coolest riffs — like AC/DC’s “Back in Black” and Joan Jett’s “I love Rock n’ Roll.” But without lyrical substance, many these tunes would fade from memory. New Haven indie punk band Shame Penguin’s ‘Fall of the...
20 Apr Dustin Sclafani on Fatherhood, Freedom and the Making of Shame Penguin’s New Single ‘Live In Technicolor’
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Everyone’s talking about what they can’t wait to do once the great quarantine is over. I have my own list, and one thing is certain: I need to see Shame Penguin play live! Shame Penguin, "Live In Technicolor" I live in Connecticut, in a part of...