Jonathan WidranMay 6WOOD WILLOW, Southern IntentionsFrom a promotional standpoint, it makes sense to entice listeners to experience extraordinary new (though deeply old soul) artists like...
Jonathan WidranApr 5CRASH TAYLOR, Retired OutlawAs we listen with rapt attention to the insanely cool phrasing and storytelling couched in the soulful, blues-tinged folk/rock energies...
Jonathan WidranJan 11DEAN FRIEDMAN, American LullabyIf your skepticism about fake news has prompted you to shut down your senses and not pay attention to the sociopolitical issues of the...
Jonathan WidranJan 10GREG BUCKING, Greg BuckingIn this digital era where indie artists seek inclusion on playlists and a handful of tracks on an EP, for both budgetary and practical...
Jonathan WidranNov 3, 2021ALBERTA and THE DEAD EYES, You Said SomethingUsually when a review attempts to sum up the kind of coolness, otherworldliness and raw, jamming but slyly languid garage-rock cool we...
Jonathan WidranSep 20, 2021MARK ROGERS, Rhythm of the RoadsIn her review of Mark Rogers’ 2019 album Laying it Down for the Roots Music journal No Depression, Mindy McCall writes that with that...
Jonathan WidranAug 16, 2021J. RAMADA, TurquoiseFor 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 WidranDec 30, 2020GITIT SHOVAL, ConnectedReleased late in a year in which our individual and collective feeling of connection to other people and especially loved ones has been...
Jonathan WidranDec 7, 2020NATHANIEL BELLOWS, ThreeAs with any musical project so boldly tackling the slow ebbing of life and the ultimate loss of a loved one, Nathaniel Bellows’ raw,...
Jonathan WidranNov 30, 2020MIKE MONTREY BAND, In the Middle of HopeLike a lot of artists whose brilliant and insightful songs seem almost prophetic in the way they meet our collective anxious moments of...
Jonathan WidranOct 19, 2020JENI SLOTCHIVER, American HeritageIn a socio-politically charged year when our understanding of African American history has been in the spotlight and challenged like few...
Jonathan WidranOct 17, 2020ALBERTA & THE DEAD EYES, "Mhm"The vibe of Alberta & The Dead Eyes – a Detroit based collective created around the edgy and raw, gritty yet ethereal music of David A....