Luis Muñoz with Lois Mahalia, The Infinite Dream
Closing in on a fascinating quarter century as a multi-faceted recording artist, Costa Rican born, California based drummer,...
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Jonathan Widran
- Nov 24, 2019
ROB MULLINS, Holiday Piano Collection
In my review (sparkling, naturally) of the Rob Mullins Trio’s 2018 album, I marveled at the way he so seamlessly integrated swinging...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 24, 2019
RICHARD DILLON & CORINNE SEGANOS, We Follow The Star
For adventurous music fans, it happens every year when the holidays roll around. When we make our holiday playlists, we want some of our...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 11, 2019
MATT ZADDY, "Busy"
Lots of relationships break up because the partners are too busy in the frenetic modern to spend much time developing deeper connections...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 11, 2019
THE GARY DOUGLAS BAND, "Deep in the Water (Redeux)"
Whatever level of success they are at, indie rockers trying to make headway in the music industry tend to downplay their “day jobs” – or...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 10, 2019
RACHEL LAFOND, The 52
While some old school artists find reasons to lament the shift from the tactile joys of CD sales and ownership to the digital, streaming...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 10, 2019
JUAN SANCHEZ, Rebirth
As someone who writes artist bios as part of my living, I am privy to the general intent of the endeavor. It’s supposed to entice press...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 9, 2019
DAVE KOZ, Gifts of the Season
Legendary lyricist Sammy Cahn once wrote about the holiday season, “It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…” Blessedly for...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 9, 2019
THE CRITICALS, Mimosa Hygiene
Guess it’s just a tool of the marketing machines trying to help emerging indies stand out, but sometimes the overflow of comparisons and...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 9, 2019
SARAH LEE LANGFORD, Two Hearted Rounder
It’s not often that a debut album not only introduces us to a fab new emerging vocal and songwriting talent, but also the crackling,...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 9, 2019
LORENA LEIGH, Water Theory
There’s something about the uke, isn’t there? Somehow, this tiny stringed instrument we fondly associate with Hawaii found its way to...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 9, 2019
JACKIE ALLEN, A Romantic Evening With Jackie Allen
With a versatile, wanderlust driven stylistic palette that’s long taken her beyond her jazz foundations to explore everything from New...
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