ALBERTA and THE DEAD EYES, You Said Something
Usually when a review attempts to sum up the kind of coolness, otherworldliness and raw, jamming but slyly languid garage-rock cool we...
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THE JW VIBE
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Jonathan Widran
- Sep 20, 2021
MARK ROGERS, Rhythm of the Roads
In her review of Mark Rogers’ 2019 album Laying it Down for the Roots Music journal No Depression, Mindy McCall writes that with that...
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
- Dec 30, 2020
GITIT SHOVAL, Connected
Released late in a year in which our individual and collective feeling of connection to other people and especially loved ones has been...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 7, 2020
NATHANIEL BELLOWS, Three
As with any musical project so boldly tackling the slow ebbing of life and the ultimate loss of a loved one, Nathaniel Bellows’ raw,...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 30, 2020
MIKE MONTREY BAND, In the Middle of Hope
Like a lot of artists whose brilliant and insightful songs seem almost prophetic in the way they meet our collective anxious moments of...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
JENI SLOTCHIVER, American Heritage
In a socio-politically charged year when our understanding of African American history has been in the spotlight and challenged like few...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 17, 2020
ALBERTA & 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....
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 17, 2020
KATHLEEN GRACE With LARRY GOLDINGS, Tie Me To You
One of the most beautifully eloquent and gently heartbreaking vocal recordings in recent memory, Tie Me To You is more than a showcase...
Jonathan Widran
- Jan 31, 2020
MOUNT HUDSON, "Lakeside Water"
When I learned that Brooklyn based singer/songwriter Dave Yim – dba as Mount Hudson since his debut EP Sad & Silly in 2016 – started his...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 15, 2019
NEILL MACLEAN, "Invite Me Over"
“Invite Me Over,” the infectious, wildly synthy retro 60’s pop/folk meets 80’s new wave/light punk influenced new single from emerging...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 6, 2019
CHRIS STANDRING & KATHRIN SHORR’S XMAS EXTRAVAGANZA AT FEINSTEIN’S AT VITELLO’S
Back in 2011, Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring and award-winning pop/folk singer/songwriter Kathrin...
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