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Jonathan Widran
Sep 25, 2022
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, 2022
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 3, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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...

Jonathan Widran
Jun 10, 2022
MICHAEL J THOMAS featuring RANDY BRECKER, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
Capturing the sociopolitical Zeitgeist of a time when Cold War tensions between the U.S. and Russia were at a fever pitch, Tears For...


Jonathan Widran
Jun 4, 2022
LELAND AND THE SILVER WELLS, Straight to Your Town
When I last had the pleasure of visiting the sonically, rhythmically, poetically and thematically eclectic musical headspace of Leland...


Jonathan Widran
May 26, 2022
KRISTINA MURRELL, Beautiful Disaster
Since Rihanna burst into pop consciousness in the mid-2000s, she’s been such a pervasive force not only in music but in our culture in...


Jonathan Widran
Apr 30, 2022
JEFF FOWLER, Live at The Mint
When indie singer-songwriter recorded his show at The Mint in L.A. in November 2011 in celebration of the release of his second album...

Jonathan Widran
Apr 8, 2022
ANDREW SALGADO, 86 Vol 2 - Autumn Dawn
For an indie artist as ultra-talented, multi-faceted and good hearted/service oriented as Andrew Salgado, sometimes having a years-long...
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