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
- Jul 28
KIMBERLY MORGAN YORK, Keep On Goin'
Yes, the story behind the release of Found Yourself a Lady, the debut album by the delightful, deeply impactful, emotionally incisive...
Jonathan Widran
- May 6
WOOD WILLOW, Southern Intentions
From a promotional standpoint, it makes sense to entice listeners to experience extraordinary new (though deeply old soul) artists like...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 8
ANDREW SALGADO, 86 Vol 2 - Autumn Dawn
For an indie artist as ultra-talented, multi-faceted and good hearted/service oriented as Andrew Salgado, sometimes having a years-long...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 7
OPAL CANYON, Tomorrow to the Sea
Perhaps it’s a petty point in this streaming age when album art is often experienced as tiny thumbnail images, but the psychedelic...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 26
BAILEY BIGGER, Coyote Red
With an old musical storytelling soul wise beyond her early 20-something years and infused with the same colorful plainspoken emotion and...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 26
ARI PAPPALARDO, Minstrel Class
In contemplating the unique title of Ari Pappalardo’s brilliantly eclectic, atmospheric yet grounded, rootsy and organic yet often...
Jonathan Widran
- Jan 30
KIMBERLY MORGAN YORK, Found Yourself A Lady
Besides the immense raw rootsy pleasure of hearing a powerhouse multi-talented female country artist record authentic old school...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 8, 2021
ANNALYSE & RYAN, "Singing With Angels"
For the spiritual minded listener, a key verse from Scripture may come to mind while listening to “Singing for Angels,” popular Americana...
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
- May 15, 2021
PRESLEY TENNANT, "Bite The Bullet"
As popular as the musical competition show “The Voice” has been for NBC and despite the hundreds of incredible talents that have won and...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 17, 2021
KENNY BLACK STEPHEN WRENCH SHIMMER JOHNSON, "Good Ole Love"
KENNY BLACK STEPHEN WRENCH SHIMMER JOHNSON “Good Ole Love” After a difficult year fraught with fear, anxiety and personal and...