Mike Falzone
‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ An act that has been covered several times by The Mirror, Mike Falzone ’06 is an artist of whom the Fairfield campus should be familiar. His indie/acoustic rock style is one that should attract fans of Gavin DeGraw and John Mayer.’ Playing all over the Fairfield/Bridgeport area, this Fairfield alum brings his soothing Jack Johnson-esque sound in full force with his new album, ‘Fun with Honesty.’ Be sure to check The Mirror’s archives to read the review of the album, which got 4 out of 5 Stags.
Falzone has already gotten his foot pretty far in the door, opening for nationally known acts such as Citizen Cope, Teddy Geiger and Stroke 9. Be sure to check out Falzone when he comes to town Oct. 22 at the Acoustic Cafe. For more information, check out www.myspace.com/mikefalzone.
The Vision
‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ If Third Eye Blind and The Starting Line made love ‘ ‘ ‘ on a beautiful beach, The Vision would be their offspring. Based out of Bethpage, Long Island, The Vision began its musical endeavors over six years ago as a trio of 15 year olds playing everywhere from rundown bowling alleys to local veteran halls.
After multiple lineups and name changes.The Vision is starting to make its mark on the Long Island music scene.
The group’s first E.P., ‘Hear Me Out,’ caused quite a stir on the local music scene, bringing a fresh new sound to the rather stale and repetitive bands that Long Island was producing.
At the ripe age of 19, the band has built quite a fan base, having almost 130,000 plays on its MySpace page. The Vision’s’ new three song E.P., ‘MXII,’ is featured in its entirety at its Myspace page, www.myspace.com/thevisionlongisland.
Be sure to check my personal favorite, ‘Envision.’ It has the perfect mixture of catchy melodies and great guitar leads to have it stuck in your head for weeks.
Jon Tirrell
‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ This is one artist I think our campus should get familiar with; Fairfield’s own Jon Tirrell ’09. Originally the lead guitarist of Boston pop punk band Aston, the Fairfield senior just began working on his debut solo E.P.
A soothing guitar style similar to that of Jason Mraz and a voice that is incomparable, Jon Tirrell’s music contains a formula suited perfectly for the any college student’s iPod collection. Tirrell’s music first caught my ears last semester, when he performed an acoustic original on The HAM Channel. That song, ‘Let’s Be Honest,’ is now featured on his Facebook music page. Head over there to check out the track, along with three other demos from his upcoming E.P. Keep checking back at his iLike page along with The Mirror for more updates on his full release. Check out his music here:’ apps.facebook.com/ilike/artist/Jon+Tirrell
Boyce Avenue
‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ I can say with confidence that anyone who claims to spend’ a good percentage of its time watching YouTube should have stumbled upon one of the videos by this band. These four guys’ from Florida have made quite a name for themselves threw the marvels of YouTube, posting up cover versions of pretty much every Top 40 song of the last year. Boyce Avenue is led by the beautiful voice of Alejandro Manzano, whose extreme talent has produced some of the best renditions I have ever heard. Not only can the band turn a mediocre radio hit into pure gold, it can write its own diesel tunes as well. The band’s new album, ‘All You’re Meant to Be,’ is stirring up quite some noise on iTunes and MySpace. Even if you are not a fan of the band’s Lighthouse/Goo Goo Dolls-esque sound, you can still enjoy Boyce Avenue’s Top 40 renditions by checking out its YouTube page at Youtube.com/boyceavenue. Be sure to listen to its versions of Coldplay’s ‘Viva la Vida’ and Sean Kingston’s ‘Beautiful Girls;’ this talent of these four band members is almost better than the originals whom they cover.
Life Between Sleep
‘ ‘ ‘ These four boys from Long Island sure know how to rock. Formed in Fall of 2007, Life Between Sleep have made it a point to accomplish so much in such a little amount of time. The band released its first E.P., opened for Avenged Sevenfold at last years Taste of Chaos, played the Ernie Ball stage at this years Van’s Warped Tour, and over 187,000 visits to its MySpace page. With a sound like Taking Back Sunday only heavier, Life Between Sleep only seem to be going up – and all the members are still under 21. Check out Myspace.com/lifebetweensleep to hear the band’s’ new song ‘Surgery in Canada’ off their upcoming CD.
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