Jonathan WidranSep 25, 2018DANGERMAKER, RunSent for refined taste, synth rock fanatics straight from retro-80s pop heaven (or, as we folks still on earth call it, the...
Jonathan WidranSep 25, 2018NATE SMITH, Some Kind of DancingOn his 2016 debut album Around and Around, the bitingly insightful, socially and politically astute Los Angeles based singer songwriter...
Jonathan WidranSep 20, 2018PLAYING FOR CHANGE: THE ROB MORROW BAND and MIA AND JONAH AT MOLLY MALONE'SThe edgy, rousing and playfully rockin’ double bill of the Rob Morrow Band and Mia and Jonah at Molly Malone’s on Saturday, September 15...
Jonathan WidranSep 10, 2018PAUL BROWN, Uptown BluesWhen you listen to Paul Brown’s all at once cool and heartfelt, guttural and plaintive vocals on his latest masterwork Uptown Blues, it...
Jonathan WidranSep 10, 2018HARRY CONNICK, JR. 300th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF NEW ORLEANS AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWLWhen we think of New Orleans, certain images, phrases and life-changing events come to mind: Mardi Gras, Creole Cuisine, Second Lind,...
Jonathan WidranSep 10, 2018ALBERTA, MMMMMGritty and raw, making music cheaply but as if his heart, soul and his front porch indie rock blues life were on the line, David Boone –...
Jonathan WidranSep 10, 2018BROKEN BABY, Broken BabyOne woman’s tears is a hipster generation’s retro-exuberant joy, if the official story of how the LA duo Broken Baby – wunderkind...
Jonathan WidranAug 31, 2018ARUN SHENOY & THE MAVERICK EXPRESS, The Unplugged Songwriter SessionsSingapore based composer, producer and guitarist Arun Shenoy is one of those multi-faceted, creatively restless artists that makes me...