JOHN DENICOLA, The Why Because
Admit it – the minute you found out that John Denicola, the Oscar winning songwriting king of pop in 1987-88 for his still engaging,...
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THE JW VIBE
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Jonathan Widran
Sep 27, 2019
BYRE, Here in Dead Lights
With a title that’s a clever twist on a familiar phrase and probably reflective of an overriding band aesthetic, Byre’s debut EP Here in...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 26, 2019
SHELITA
The name of Shelita Burke’s 2015 debut EP proved truly prophetic, as fans all over the world were Transfixed by the hard working,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 26, 2019
SPEAKEA5Y, Circles
The legendary Billy Preston once asked us “Will It Go ‘Round in Circles?” In the deft hands of Miami based emerging alt R&B/hip-hop...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 25, 2019
LESIBU GRAND, The Legend of Miranda
It’s rare that the “superhero” origin story of a band - or in the case of Atlanta based Lesibu Grand, a killer female vocalist- male...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 25, 2019
ONE TWO TEN, "Heathers"
Dang! Wow! Boom! What a blast! Earworm alert! Oklahoma City pop-rockers One Two Ten’s delightfully rambunctious, harmonically crystalline...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 24, 2019
MUTLU featuring John Oates
Riding high on the critical acclaim showered on his latest album Good Trouble and its anthem-like lead single “Lifeline,” golden voiced...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 22, 2019
KEVIN DANIEL, Things I Don't See
Any raw, down home and infinitely hipster-cool Americana artist bold enough to put singing “Disney songs into a turkey baster” as an...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 19, 2019
KATIE DAHL, Wildwood
Those bitter Midwestern winters we love to gripe about have indirectly given us one of modern folk music’s greatest treasures in Katie...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 18, 2019
BLAIR BRYANT, Cerulean Blue
Quickly evolving from contemporary jazz reviewers’ prediction that he would be “The Next” to the breakthrough reality that he’s “The...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 17, 2019
ANDRE CAVOR, "Stay With Me Tonight"
One of the great urban jazz success stories of the past few years, Andre Cavor’s 2017 debut album Road Trip and its compelling Darren...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 16, 2019
LISA ADDEO, Listen To This
This may come as a surprise to many fans of smooth jazz, but numerous artists, promoters and publicists who work with the music that fits...
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