QUEEN ESTHER, Things Are Looking Up
Boasting a fascinating breakneck creative background that makes her official bio at least if not more fascinating than her famous...
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Jonathan Widran
Aug 21, 2023
KETURAH ALLGOOD, Shine
Tucked neatly at the emotional center of the 12 attitude and soul transforming tracks of Shine –Keturah Algood’s first album in 17 years...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 26, 2023
JIM "KIMO" WEST, Of Wood and Spirit: American Guitar Stories
With a 25-year discography as one of the world’s foremost and influential “ki ho’ alu” or Hawaiian slack key guitarists, it’s easy to...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 2, 2023
JAKE AARON, Always Seeking
Perhaps not since Elton John’s 1970 classic Tumbleweed Connection has a British artist so artfully and dynamically embraced...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 17, 2023
WILL RAINIER, Wobble in the Moon
The haunting beauty, grace, thought provoking insight and overall sonic brilliance of Seattle singer/songwriter Will Rainier’s second...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 13, 2023
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...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 5, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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,...
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