STEVE POWER, The Earl Sessions
Driven by his impactful and deeply emotional low voice that should continue to earn favorable comparisons to those of country legends...
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THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
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Jonathan Widran
- Apr 5
FOX APTS., Omen
The brainchild of the brilliant and deeply insightful Americana rock power trio of frontman Dave Kajganich, guitarist/bassist Jerry...
Jonathan Widran
- Jan 26
NOLEN SELLWOOD, Otherwise
When an extraordinary, deeply soulful and dynamically versatile young talent like Minnesota based singer/songwriter Nolen Sellwood burst...
Jonathan Widran
- Jan 26
CHRISTINA PEPPER, Dawn of the Century
Better have Wikipedia handy for this one. As its epic title Dawn of the Century suggests, versatile pianist and ultra-prolific YouTuber...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 12, 2022
JOURNOS, In the Key of WTF!
In the mid-70s, Stevie Wonder graced us with an epic album titled Songs in the Key of Life. But as fraught as those times may have seemed...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 26, 2022
PHIL HURLEY, The Firebird Sessions
In the nearly 30 years since his band Gigolo Aunts hit the UK charts with “Where I Find My Heaven” from the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack,...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 24, 2022
BARKHOUSE, Paper & Ink
One of the more unique aspects of indie music making in the streaming era is being able to announce that an emotionally compelling,...
Jonathan Widran
- Jan 11, 2022
DEAN FRIEDMAN, American Lullaby
If your skepticism about fake news has prompted you to shut down your senses and not pay attention to the sociopolitical issues of the...
Jonathan Widran
- Jan 10, 2022
FRANK VIELE, Time Is a Thief
There are three unique ways to look at Frank Viele’s first ever EP Time is a Thief. Most simplistically, it’s a simple gathering of the...
Jonathan Widran
- Jan 10, 2022
GREG BUCKING, Greg Bucking
In this digital era where indie artists seek inclusion on playlists and a handful of tracks on an EP, for both budgetary and practical...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 26, 2021
UNPINNABLE BUTTERFLIES, Radio Ocean
Paul Simon announced his retirement from touring in 2018 and his last set of original material was five years ago. Should he decide,...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 20, 2021
JON PATRICK WALKER, The Rented Tuxedo & Other Songs
So if you’re a fan of musicals and their touring companies and want to know how the casts spend their down time on tour busses, look no...
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