DIVER THROUGH, All Nighter
When’s the last time you pulled an All Nighter? While the term often brings out a sometimes painful, struggling connotion – like fighting...
THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 27
ART OF TIME ENSEMBLE, Songs of Leonard Cohen Live
In 2018, Toronto’s famed Art of Time Ensemble musical collective – under the musical direction of founder, pianist and album producer...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 26
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,...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 26
IZ.M.B., Nowhere Town
Since emerging singer/songwriter IZ.M.B.’s second album, the edgy, hard hitting coming of age confessional Nowhere Town, came out at...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 25
GORILLA APOCALYPSE, Blow Your Mind
The soulful breezily flowing grooves, sassy and sensual female vocals and overall loungey dreaminess of the seven exquisitely inviting...
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
- Sep 22
RON BOSSE, Burning Room Only
Twenty five years after establishing himself as an emotionally impactful straight ahead guitarist with his popular ensemble Pursuance,...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 3
JASON SHAND, "X Factor"
An online search of Oxford Languages offers two thought provoking definitions of the term “X Factor.” First. a “noteworthy special talent...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 3
VOCE NOVA, "Ave Maria vs. Take Me To Church"
In a perfect world, soprano Natalia Tsvi and tenor Gilad Paz – the unique classical crossover vocal duo collectively known as VOCE NOVA -...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 30
DIANA ROSS at the Hollywood Bowl
“Coming Out” just a few weeks after the passing of Olivia Newton-John, Diana Ross’ first of two late August full scale extravaganzas at...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 3
MATTHEW SHELL & ARUN SHENOY, Elemental
It’s been both delightfully inspiring and energizing - yet admittedly also a bit challenging - trying to keep up with the ever-evolving...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 28
GEORGE HENNIG/RICHARD CAMBRIDGE, Songs from the Crossing
Had veteran Celtic/psychedelic folk leaning indie artist George Hennig met and collaborated with Alan Ginsburg Award winning poet Richard...