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KICK AND THE HUG, Ladies and Gentlemen, Kick and the Hug
We can suppose that when a band forms during a pandemic, it’s par for the course that they can blaze dynamic pop/rock trails even though...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 16, 2022


SLUKA, Figure It Out
Imagine a band so bold, dynamic and pinball bouncing eclectic that 11 albums and 32 years after their debut album – and after a cross...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 16, 2022


DEAN FRIEDMAN, American Lullaby
If your skepticism about fake news has prompted you to shut down your senses and not pay attention to the sociopolitical issues of the...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 11, 2022


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
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