RITA COOLIDGE, Safe in the Arms of Time
When legendary artists discuss their latest recordings, they often claim it’s their best work to drum up interest from longtime fans who...
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Music That Sticks To My Soul
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Jonathan Widran
- Apr 30, 2018
THE NORM, "Delirious" (single)
In the hands of Miami bred step brothers Bryan Rucker and Ryan Bars – aka The Norm – the mundane routines of life and the duo’s moody,...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 29, 2018
WE ARE THE WEST, The Golden Shore
You can’t judge a band by its venues – or maybe you can when the trippy, unexpected performances spaces that dominate We Are The West’s...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 29, 2018
STEVE McCORMICK, Stars and Chandeliers
For whatever reason – easier downloading, streaming, marketability, short attention spans, indie artists these days are too often...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 29, 2018
BANJO NICKARU & WESTERN SCOOCHES, Get Us Out of Fearland
When I hear a band or artist whose vibe is so fresh, so unexpected and too wondrously all over the map transcendent to peg as a single...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 28, 2018
PROJECT GRAND SLAM, Trippin'
We all know the sports metaphors associated with the term “Grand Slam” – and both the baseball and tennis connections would be perfect...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 28, 2018
KAT EDMONSON, Old Fashioned Gal
Usually it’s the pain of a broken heart that inspires artists to plumb their emotional depths. On Old Fashioned Gal, songwriter and...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 25, 2018
MYSTIC BOWIE, Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads
On “Life During Wartime,” the first single from Talking Heads’ 1979 album Fear of Music, David Byrne famously sang the immortal lyrics,...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 18, 2018
JAMES TORME, "Strange Little Planet"
With the April 20 release of his highly anticipated new single “Strange Little Planet,” vocalist and songwriter extraordinaire James...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 18, 2018
HILARY KOLE, "Without You"
Since launching her performing career as the youngest singer ever to grace the stage at NYC’s legendary Rainbow Room, Hilary Kole has...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 18, 2018
ROBERT FULTON, Witness
The great Bob Marley once famously said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Maybe to best understand its...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 17, 2018
TIFFANY BYNOE, Me
After easing through the lush, jazzy soul of the verses on her new single, a sensual re-imagining of the Deniece Williams classic “Free,”...
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