In an age where folks vehemently debate,holler and yammer on and on about how there is “no good music anymore”,I must wholeheartedly disagree! I have for many years shared the same opinion and that’s probably not gonna change. Radio sucks. Let’s just get that shyt out the way right now. If indeed you are the type of person who is solely introduced to music via traditional radio, well…ummm…I’m not sure what to say.. Sorry???? Yes well perhaps you shall come to your senses.. I have a very simple solution..seek it out. Ask and you shall receive. It’s pretty basic.Good music not only still exists but is actually thriving these days..

One rose in concrete is Antonio Eyez. Yes chile. He is THE MOMENT at the moment. Oh? You don’t know? I’ll give you the crib notes,as I don’t wanna rob you of the experience of discovery altogether ya know???

Sanger,songwriter,visual explorer,director,composer,performer,Director and multi instrumentalist(Whew!!!)Antonio Eyez has given it to the people. He just happens to check all my boxes.
Rock? You betcha..check
Alternative? Well of course,silly rabbit…check
R & B/Soul? Stop playin with me…check
Pop? Uh huh…check
Funk? Hella hell yes…check
This, my dear ones,is all wrapped up in what I dare say is an incredibly beautiful package as a bonus..the fancy bow would be his fantastical sense of style and fashion..

I happen to imagine him being this Multi Speric love child of Betty Davis and Jimi Hendrix with a sprinkling of George Clinton and Prince…make sense? Dig on some visuals to help me paint a picture…

With a delicious falsetto and a lightning quick chickin pickin finger,his sound is gonna send you like a Sam Cooke song…As I prepared to write this little diddy I posed the question to myself,What do the people really wanna know? Need to know? Well…

Damn good music is a feat. It aint easy. It ain’t common. It is here tho.. It is timeless. It is thought to be stirring. It is soul clappin worthy. Funky as a disciple of Van Hunt should be..Good music yall. Good music is like gumbo…even after you eat it ..the taste is still on your tongue…

I sat a spell with him..Here it goes…

So I must ask..where do you get your sick fashion inspiration from? -Mostly thrift shops/rare spots of the beaten path
Some of my inspirations,fashion wise are
~Bowie

~Andre Leon’ Talley ~Hendrix(of course) ~Prince(no shyt sherlock)
~Ike Turner(Surprise surprise!)

And what BTW is your sign sir? ~AQUARIUS!!!

What is your biggest flaw ~ I do not read music

Does art always have to have a message? Can we just shake that azz sometimes? ~It’s ok!!!! Balance balance balance….

You are at a dope bar. Pick your poison? ~Water. I don’t drink

What motivates you?
~ Discovering myself as a human being,knowing GOD and just trying to make this world a better place every day

Chicken and waffles or shrimp and grits…who u got? ~Chicken and waffles!

What should be free but aint? ~Money

1966 vs 1999…what say you? 1999..good stuff was happening musically

Cats vs dogs…go! ~Dogs!

Name 3 musical influences in under 10 seconds..go ~Van Hunt
~D’Angelo
~Prince

(Well shyt that was easy…)

What do you know for sure?
~Im performing at the Lyric on Juneteenth

What do you NOT know for certain? ~How a refrigerator works

So what I know for certain is he is everything. Everything you want. Everything you need. Auntie E neva steers you wrong and I aint about to start. Music is not dead. Please..let me ease your weary heads…just seek.. Seek it out. Treasure must be found in most cases; it’s not knocking on ya door…however in this case? Get really really ready cause he is turnin this mutha out. He is knocking..are you listening? You should be.. And you can..scroll down and thank me later…
Love,Epiphany

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