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KRISTINA KOLLER, Walk on By
A thoroughly modern singer/songwriter and vocal interpreter, NYC born Kristina Koller built up a following throughout her 20s on the...
Jonathan Widran
May 4, 2025


JUDY WHITMORE, Let's Fall in Love
In addition to being one of today’s most treasured and Songbook vocal stylists – especially when it comes to charming the fairy dust off...
Jonathan Widran
May 4, 2025


DEB BOWMAN, Reflection
First acquainted with the pure intimate voice and exquisite storytelling skills of veteran jazz, musical theatre and cabaret performer...
Jonathan Widran
May 4, 2025


EMER KINSELLA, Concurrence
Fusing her deeply soulful, emotionally vibrant violin virtuosity and breathtaking compositional grandeur, musical visionary Emer Kinsella...
Jonathan Widran
May 1, 2025


DIETER SPEARS, The Signal
As I chronicled in detail in my glowing, expansive write up on Dieter Spears’ 2024 breakthrough album Late Day Summer Breeze , the...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 29, 2025


DUANE HOOVER, Wayward Path
Duane Hoover’s bio tells us that he’s been playing in bands “for a while” from Atlanta to NYC, with a mention of key retro-influences...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 27, 2025


GLORYBOTS, Mad End
By now, Glorybots, the Seattle-based post-punk/alt rock superpower masterminded by the mad musical genius/sonic alchemist Jalal Andre,...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 27, 2025


MARINA ROCKS, S.O.S. Texas
Those of us of a certain age will smile knowingly at Marina Rocks’ clever reference, a few minutes into “It’s All Messed Up,” the...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 13, 2025


JANGUS KANGUS, Fortune Cookie
Immensely enjoying my immersion into Fortune Cookie , Jangus Kangus’ fourth overall recording but first on a real indie label (Hand...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 12, 2025


ERIC SCHROEDER, Cat's Game
Now it’s hard for me to be fully objective about the fiery guitarist, singer, storyteller/songwriter and rumbling good troublemaker Eric...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 12, 2025


LISA SWERDLOW, Dancing Between Worlds
The last time I had the privilege of immersing into Lisa Swerdlow’s thoughtfully soulful, highly imaginative musical world for a review...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 9, 2025


MITCH TOWNE, Refuge
Though Refuge, Mitch Towne’s long awaited debut album as a leader, is named after the moody, at times fretful, furious and dynamically...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 5, 2025
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