Jonathan WidranJan 16SLUKA, Figure It Out Imagine a band so bold, dynamic and pinball bouncing eclectic that 11 albums and 32 years after their debut album – and after a cross...
Jonathan WidranMar 23, 2021MATT PANAYIDES, Field TheoryThe term “player’s album” is often a too easy go-to phrase to describe spirited, freewheeling interactions between musicians, but in the...
Jonathan WidranMar 9, 2021JONATHAN KANE AND DAVE SOLDIER, February Meets Soldier String QuartetGood thing Jonathan Kane (drums, guitar, bass) and Dave Soldier (violin, strings) let their fascinating, multi-faceted, trippy and...
Jonathan WidranOct 19, 2020BEN ZUCKER, Fifth SeasonThe Biblical expression “To every thing there is a season” is a spot-on way to dive into Fifth Season, the remarkable...
Jonathan WidranOct 2, 2020MILANA ZILNIK, AbracadabraIt’s always inspiring when a beloved artist develops an intense interest in an exotic new instrument and shares the wealth of that...
Jonathan WidranApr 6, 2020WITCH'S WALLChecking out a new indie band for the first time is often a gateway to innumerable musical pleasures, and sometimes these extend beyond...
Jonathan WidranMar 25, 2020MYRA MELFORD/ZEENA PARKINS/MIYA MASAOKA, MZMSometimes the best pathways to understanding the intention and necessity for innovative artists to make experimental/avant-garde/purely...
Jonathan WidranMar 25, 2020ROBERT DICK/JOELLE LEANDRE/MIYA MASAOKAIn his fascinating liner notes for Solar Wind, a trippy, offbeat and purely improvised avant-garde collection combining the collective...
Jonathan WidranSep 27, 2019BYRE, Here in Dead LightsWith a title that’s a clever twist on a familiar phrase and probably reflective of an overriding band aesthetic, Byre’s debut EP Here in...
Jonathan WidranAug 26, 2019SMOMID, Pyramidi SchemeNo amount of aural preparation or immersion into weird offbeat electronic sounds can quite prepare you for the trippy, ear and...
Jonathan WidranAug 14, 2019KAZYAK, OdysseyIn my October 2018 review of Reflection, the debut full length album by the uber inventive and adventurous prog-indie-psychedelic Twin...
Jonathan WidranAug 6, 2019JASON HARNELL, Total HarnageWhen Jason Harnell was six years old, his father, Grammy winning composer and arranger Joe Harnell, invited Louie Bellson to their house...