Jonathan WidranDec 30, 20204 minGITIT SHOVAL, ConnectedReleased late in a year in which our individual and collective feeling of connection to other people and especially loved ones has been p...
Jonathan WidranDec 16, 20202 minDEVON, Sitting Up StraightThough her sound and songwriting acumen has evolved since ultra-indie, super hipster singer/songwriter Devon dropped her critically accla...
Jonathan WidranDec 14, 20203 minDAVE KOZ & FRIENDS, The Greatest Hits of Christmas 2020 Not that our sense of what qualifies as “normal” will ever quite be the same after this, but in a normal year, a review of the annual Dav...
Jonathan WidranDec 12, 20202 minEVAN TROOP, The Next ChapterThe promotional materials for Evan Troop’s second EP The Next Chapter inform us of some cool background and character defining tidbits – ...
Jonathan WidranNov 30, 20201 minMIKE MONTREY BAND, In the Middle of HopeLike a lot of artists whose brilliant and insightful songs seem almost prophetic in the way they meet our collective anxious moments of 2...
Jonathan WidranNov 30, 20202 minMICHAEL CLEARY, Last Man StandingLongtime fans of Connecticut funk/pop/rock institution Michael Cleary may see the title of his dreamy and otherworldly, soulful pop/rock ...
Jonathan WidranNov 30, 20202 minLARRY SCHMID, Words2020’s been one of those anxiety ridden years that’s forced us to take stock of what’s important and to try to find the silver linings – ...
Jonathan WidranNov 30, 20202 minSCOTT WATERS, Peace Signs & DragonfliesStriking all sorts of delightfully engaging poses as a romantic, fun-loving and defiantly optimistic retro rocker on his whimsically titl...
Jonathan WidranNov 30, 20202 minCOSMOS SUNSHINE, The Way is ClearIf you ever wondered what the coolest advantages of being born and raised on a commune-like hippie settlement, let multi-faceted (pop, ro...
Jonathan WidranNov 28, 20202 minBALKUN BROTHERS, Here Comes The End of the WorldIf this is indeed, as the title of the Balkun Brothers’ scorched earth, guitar and drum intensive new album implies, the end of the world...
Jonathan WidranNov 28, 20201 minDJ HELLO, Hello EPReflective of both his stage moniker and the title of his deeply intricate, sonically adventurous debut EP Hello, electronic composer/art...
Jonathan WidranNov 28, 20202 minBO JOHNSON, FallingTaking a deep dive into the bio of Swedish songwriter, producer, artist and Billboard charting remixer Bo Johnson, we learn that the mult...
Jonathan WidranNov 25, 20203 minPAUL JACKS, Black JackalWith the release of his explosive, retro-synthy, sonically intricate and vocally hypnotic apocalypse/aftermath concept album Black Jacka...
Jonathan WidranNov 25, 20202 minYACHTCLUB101 With no opportunity to perform and tour normally and restricted in the ways they can interact with fans, musicians have been taking the b...
Jonathan WidranOct 20, 20202 minLOUIS PRICE & STARR PARODI, "What Do You Think of That?"Sometimes when all the creative stars align just right, a song written and performed by two beloved, multi-talented veteran artists meets...
Jonathan WidranOct 17, 20202 minNATHAN OLIVER, Thank You For Your GenerosityWhen songwriters are faced with an unthinkable loss, their muse can lead them to either write tunes expressing a further sinking into hop...
Jonathan WidranOct 12, 20202 minDARREN JESSEE, RemoverIn a recent interview with American Songwriter, the dream/pop leaning Darren Jesssee – discussing his second solo project Remover, fashio...
Jonathan WidranOct 12, 20202 minTHE WILD STARES, Automatic Writing MachineAs your ears get a blast of the wayward scorch and transcendent blistering energies of The Wild Stares’ latest album Automatic Writing Ma...
Jonathan WidranOct 2, 20204 minMILANA ZILNIK, AbracadabraIt’s always inspiring when a beloved artist develops an intense interest in an exotic new instrument and shares the wealth of that passio...
Jonathan WidranSep 30, 20202 minHĒRAN SOUN, UndeafThe unusual, provocative title of Undeaf, the richly atmospheric, tenderly ethereal debut album by soulful, dreamy voiced singer-songwrit...