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,...
THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 24
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
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
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
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...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 19, 2021
BEN BOSTICK, Grown Up Love
First finding his voice and confidence as a singer/songwriter busking on L.A.’s iconic Santa Monica Pier, Ben Bostick’s bounced gleefully...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 16, 2021
J. RAMADA, Turquoise
For many indie artists, a mention of their swirl of previous day jobs is a line of questioning to be avoided -but in the life and career...
Jonathan Widran
- May 9, 2021
Q&A with Afton Wolfe
Tell me about your new album Kings for Sale. What does the title refer to and how does the music reflect that theme? Afton Wolfe: It’s a...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 29, 2021
MARE WAKEFIELD & NOMAD, No Remedy
The stories of artists making the most of their pandemic down-time and finding those proverbial silver linings creating special works...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 24, 2021
CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA, And So It Goes
Over the past few months, Cathy Segal-Garcia has found some unique and inviting ways to whet our whistle for her upcoming album The Book...