FRANK PIOMBO, A Smooth Collection
Multi-talented guitarist Frank Piombo brings a fascinating cultural and musical history to his emergence in recent years as a popular...
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Jonathan Widran
- Mar 26
LISA MICHELLE ANDERSON, "Joy Callin'"
It’s truly one of the darker features of the human condition that when the prospect of true inner happiness presents itself – or in the...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 26
MIKE STINSON & JOHNNY IRION, Working My Way Down
The eleven instant classic barnburners and ballads on Mike Stinson & Johnny Irion’s album Working My Way Down are soulfully and...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 23
SEAN WALSHE, American Son
In a musical age where streaming leads so many emerging artists to just drop singles in the hopes of getting playlist exposure, it’s...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 23
LEX GREY AND THE URBAN PIONEERS, How Many Roads?
Closing in on 20 years as a true cult rock diva in her home base of NYC, multi-faceted powerhouse vocalist, musical Renaissance woman and...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 23
NOCTURNAL ADORATION SOCIETY, All The Time In The World
A Google search for Nocturnal Adoration Society, the fascinating moniker pioneering alt-country mandolinist and singer Jimmy Ryan (Blood...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 23
KINGSLEY DURANT, Convertible
In trying to grasp the multitude of creative and career transitions that have brought versatile guitarist to the equally simmering and...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 19
CRAIG PADILLA & MARVIN ALLEN, Weathering the Storm
In 2019, when veteran electronic music veteran (and longtime Spotted Peccary artist) Craig Padilla joined forces with his longtime...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 7
BILLY DENK, In Praise of Shadows
In 2019, after several decades as one of Chicagoland’s most renowned and versatile jazz guitarists, Billy Denk made a radical creative...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 6
MONSTER TAXI, "A Walking Stranger"
When Jason Klein branded himself “Monster Taxi” to start licensing his own tracks, the veteran Miami based studio jack of all trades...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 2
PAUL JACKS, Amphibious
For a music journalist there’s a point of pride to be able to follow an indie artist’s creative development and career trajectory from...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 2
JENN HOWARD, Valiant Women
Trying to position Jenn Howard’s stellar, powerfully reflective and deeply cathartic new breakthrough album Valiant Women as a project...
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