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W.C. BECK, First Flight
With nine previous albums, including the critically acclaimed 2011 collection Kansawyer billed to W.C. Beck & The Valiant Swains, the...
Jonathan Widran
Jun 1, 2019

LAUREN CROSBY, Take Me To The Water
Bringing a quirky playfulness to her snapshots of intense heartbreak and snappy resilience on the many roads she’s traveled, Lauren...
Jonathan Widran
May 27, 2019


BLUE YONDER, Rough and Ready Heart
Holding court in Charleston, West Virginia since 2013 with their swirling expanse of country, Americana, blues, Western Swing and...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 14, 2019


DAPHNE LEE MARTIN, Scared Fearless
When we start digging into Connecticut based singer-songwriter Daphne Lee Martin’s promo material, we realize that this genre bending...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 4, 2018


PAUL BROWN, Uptown Blues
When you listen to Paul Brown’s all at once cool and heartfelt, guttural and plaintive vocals on his latest masterwork Uptown Blues, it...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 10, 2018


TAJMO: TAJ MAHAL, KEB' MO', MELISSA ETHERIDGE and DEVA MAHAL at the Hollywood Bowl
The colorfully written Hollywood Bowl program bio of Deva Mahal, the opening act on a midweek slate that included rocker Melissa...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 3, 2018
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