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ANTONIA BENNETT, Expressions
It will always be challenging to be fully objective about jazz singer Antonia Bennett – not only because anything she’s recorded...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 28


UNITY QUARTET, Samba of Sorts
Though the four Brazilian born musicians comprising the Unity Quartet migrated – or more accurately, musically gravitated – towards NYC...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 28


KRIS ADAMS & PETER PERFIDO, Away
A truly exquisite quartet album led by veteran jazz vocalist Kris Adams and storied, well- traveled international drummer Peter Perfido,...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 28


LOS ANGELES IMPROVISATIONAL ENSEMBLE, Insubordinate Lunar Transgressions
It’s quite the challenge to find descriptive words to top those used in the marketing materials to promote the provocatively/trippily...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 28


JAKE HERTZOG, Ozark Concerto
While made possible by a generous grant from the South Arts Organization, funded by the Doris Duke Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 28


DANIEL GARBIN, Rising
By boldly launching his perfectly titled debut album Rising switching out his trademark electric guitar for a barn-burning title track...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 28


JEFF EISENBERG, Castle of the Golden Sun
Listening to veteran composer/producer Jeff Eisenberg’s epic, inspirational and empowering, richly orchestrated and metaphor powered...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 26


TOM CIURCZAK, Yorick
In my super-gushy, wow, I can’t believe there’s actually an emerging (but wonderfully seasoned) indie rocker worth praising writeups of...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 25


ZACH SWEENEY, "Age Gracefully"
distracted decades in the making, Zach Sweeney’s debut single, the wryly sung, retro-flavored mid-tempo pop-rocker “Age Gracefully,”...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 20


BICENTENNIAL DRUG LORD, You Are Never Alone
The glorious, much needed comfort offered by Milwaukee based psychedelic retro-rock (with a tinge of country twang) trio Bicentennial...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 20


ART SCHOP, The Fifth Hammer
Art Schop, the musical guise of singer/songwriter and philosophy and fiction writer Martin Walker, commands our attention not simply...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 20


PROFESSOR LOUIE & THE CROWMATIX, Crowin' Around
With an exhortation on their latest album to keep Crowin’ Around and “keep it going,” the raucous five-time Grammy nominated blues/rock...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 12
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