MIKE MONTREY BAND, In the Middle of Hope
Like a lot of artists whose brilliant and insightful songs seem almost prophetic in the way they meet our collective anxious moments of...
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Jonathan Widran
- Nov 30, 2020
MICHAEL CLEARY, Last Man Standing
Longtime fans of Connecticut funk/pop/rock institution Michael Cleary may see the title of his dreamy and otherworldly, soulful pop/rock...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 30, 2020
LARRY SCHMID, Words
2020’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 Widran
- Nov 30, 2020
SCOTT WATERS, Peace Signs & Dragonflies
Striking all sorts of delightfully engaging poses as a romantic, fun-loving and defiantly optimistic retro rocker on his whimsically...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 30, 2020
COSMOS SUNSHINE, The Way is Clear
If you ever wondered what the coolest advantages of being born and raised on a commune-like hippie settlement, let multi-faceted (pop,...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 28, 2020
BALKUN BROTHERS, Here Comes The End of the World
If this is indeed, as the title of the Balkun Brothers’ scorched earth, guitar and drum intensive new album implies, the end of the...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 28, 2020
DJ HELLO, Hello EP
Reflective of both his stage moniker and the title of his deeply intricate, sonically adventurous debut EP Hello, electronic...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 28, 2020
BO JOHNSON, Falling
Taking a deep dive into the bio of Swedish songwriter, producer, artist and Billboard charting remixer Bo Johnson, we learn that the...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 25, 2020
PAUL JACKS, Black Jackal
With the release of his explosive, retro-synthy, sonically intricate and vocally hypnotic apocalypse/aftermath concept album Black...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 25, 2020
YACHTCLUB101
With no opportunity to perform and tour normally and restricted in the ways they can interact with fans, musicians have been taking the...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 23, 2020
PS THE REBELS, "Bumaye"
Already on a prolific roll this fall with the releases of their deeply grooving and soul transportive singles “Long Live King T’challa”...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 18, 2020
MICHAELA STEINHAUER, Changes and Choices
Fusing a lyrical and melodic jazz-inflected showtune sensibility with whimsical free-form vocal and instrumental improvising, German...
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