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FRANK VIELE, Time Is a Thief
There are three unique ways to look at Frank Viele’s first ever EP Time is a Thief. Most simplistically, it’s a simple gathering of the...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 10, 2022


THE TIMBRE PROJECT, Chasing A Sound
Despite the havoc it’s wreaked with everything else in our lives, on a purely creative/musical level, the pandemic’s given us many silver...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 9, 2022


GREG BUCKING, Greg Bucking
In this digital era where indie artists seek inclusion on playlists and a handful of tracks on an EP, for both budgetary and practical...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 9, 2022


SHERRY FINZER, Connections
If you ask recording artists of any genre what their primary goal is with any specific project, they will no doubt tell you it’s not only...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 9, 2022


IAN MAKSIN, The Alchemist
Tucked in at the very end of his bio is a mission statement that drives, defines and gives purpose to Ian Maksin’s evolving creative...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 3, 2022


STEPHEN WALLACK, Colors
For a masterful solo pianist and composer so deeply dedicated to acoustic new age music and the rich expressions he creates on his home...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2021


BRIAN HAGEN, Portraits
Sometimes the old adage “you can’t judge a book by its cover” applies to a collection of emotionally impactful, intimately and...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 11, 2021


AS IS, "O Holy Night"
Originally composed in the 1840’s with the French language title “Cantique de Noel,” “O Holy Night” is has become one of the Western...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 11, 2021


GORDON GOODWIN'S BIG PHAT BAND HOLIDAY CONCERT at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz
There were two beautiful key moments during the rousing, emotional and ultra-entertaining Christmas show by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 9, 2021


DIGDOG, Homeless Theatre
Oh, those sweet pandemic era musical silver linings that should populate the realm of indie rock for the foreseeable future. The downtime...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2021


ERIC GOLETZ, A New Light
Especially in these challenging times, there’s nothing like rockin’ and jazzing in a new year (as opposed to just ringin’ it in!) with...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021


STEVE MILLION, What I Meant To Say
Perhaps it’s just a simplistic tool of the trade of reviewing music, but this jazz fans swears the words of praise he used for Jazz...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 5, 2021
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