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STEVE SIECK, Crazy That Way
As a longtime fan of all things Mark Winkler, I immediately gravitated to “Paris Apartment” when I began immersing in singer/songwriter...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 12, 2024


MUSIC SOUP, Upbeat Mood
Considering the wonderful myriad of classic jazz influences and adventurous spirit of traveling inherent in the spirited, deliriously...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 12, 2024


JEREMY DION, Bend in the Middle
Admittedly, I’m kinda late to a thoughtful and rollicking, richly poetic party that started back in 2007, when Jeremy Dion, a...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 10, 2024


KIMBERLY YORK, Fun
From the album art of her wearing a pink motorcycle helmet and a tight-fitting superhero outfit and gloves to the raucous defiant spirit...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 10, 2024


JIM GELCER and DAVID VITO GREGOLI, "Authenticity"
In a brief promotional video for “Authenticity,” the fourth lead single from their highly anticipated debut collaborative album Quiet...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 9, 2024


MORGAN TAYLOR, "Energy"
A few lines into Morgan Taylor’s infectious and intoxicating new single “Energy,” the emerging R&B/pop singer/songwriter breezes into the...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 8, 2024


STEPHANIE AUSTIN LETSON, Telling Stories
Listening intently to and feeling gratefully seduced by Stephanie Austin Letson’s exquisite and dreamy, all at once spry and swinging...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 6, 2024


BILL HELLER, "Ripp Tide"
Listening to keyboardist Bill Heller’s funky, poppy, dynamic and soulful new single “Ripp Tide,” whose title is a wink to his many years...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 4, 2024


TORNADO SKY, The Rough and the Wild
Not sure if anyone has yet said anything quite this whimsical about Tornado Sky, the heartfelt and poetic, vocally exquisite folk/country...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 30, 2024


ERIK PALMBERG, "Faces"
It’s just an inescapable fact – when folks around the world thinks of Swedish music, it will invoke legendary groups like ABBA and...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 30, 2024


CHRISTOPHER CAOUETTE, Myth of Thalendria
Not gonna lie – while being in the business of reviewing music for years offers continuous roads to discovering amazing, even...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 29, 2024


SOPHIA AGRANOVICH, Album Leaf
In addition to showcasing their intricate mastery of beautiful centuries old pieces, one of the gifts contemporary classical musicians...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 29, 2024
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