gloryBots, Radiation Skies
When an indie band launches a career with a well-received album titled Dark Alien Pop, it sets up certain sonic expectations that might...
top of page
THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
Home: Blog
Jonathan Widran
- May 2
ELLIE MARTIN, Verdant
The beyond merely fabulous, multi-talented singer/songwriter Ellie Martin may be a new artist on the scene, making her recording debut...
Jonathan Widran
- May 2
BEN CASSARA, What a Way to Go!
There are two elements of Ben Cassara’s back story that clue us in on the effortless cool and expansive swinging, storytelling artistry...
Jonathan Widran
- May 2
JOANIE PALLATTO, Accidental Melody featuring Fareed Haque
In the streaming happy music industry, CD inserts are slowly becoming a relic of the past – but for fans of those artists who taken the...
Jonathan Widran
- May 2
JOHN ALLEE, Past Imperfect
In an era where so many artists are just dropping singles and the occasional EP to keep our attention, veteran multi-talented actor,...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 20
MATTHEW SHELL & KENNY MCNEIL, "Jazzy Lil Jane II (Chill Afrobeat)"
In my review of Contemplation, the beautifully expressive, new age album Matthew Shell created in 2021 with pianist Vahagn Stepanyan, I...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 19
BEES IN A BOTTLE, The Sun Left and Took the Moon with It
There are two ways to experience and appreciate the quirkily but darkly titled The Sun Left and Took the Moon with It, the bold and...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 18
HORNCRAFT, Inside Looking Out
In an insightful recent interview in the London Jazz News, Swedish multi-instrumentalist and veteran big band trumpeter Håkan Nyqvist...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 17
DAVE BASS, The Trio Vol. 3
There comes a time in a veteran artist’s journey when the music he’s creating in the present is so substantial and dynamic that all the...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 14
HOW U2 ACHIEVED THEIR ECLECTIC SOUND by Brix Jennings
Credit: Remy under license CC BY 4.0 No changes were made to the image. Irish rock band U2 recently released a stripped-down reimagining...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 13
STEVE POWER, The Earl Sessions
Driven by his impactful and deeply emotional low voice that should continue to earn favorable comparisons to those of country legends...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 5
FOX APTS., Omen
The brainchild of the brilliant and deeply insightful Americana rock power trio of frontman Dave Kajganich, guitarist/bassist Jerry...
bottom of page