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Jonathan Widran
Mar 18, 2019
TIFFANY BYNOE, Timeless Dance EP
True to her trademark tantalizing way of inviting us to her door before seducing us full throttle, multi-talented genre-transcendent...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 28, 2019
THE CHORDAES, What We Breathe In
With a fascinating hybrid vibe that fuses alternative indie rock, contemporary soft rock and soul with occasional and well placed classic...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 26, 2019
DR King, It's My Life
If somehow you failed to see Donald Ray King’s electrifying performances as a Top 12 contestant on Season 14 of The Voice last year, the...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 31, 2019
JAMES ASHER/ARTHUR HULL, On the Good Foot
On the Good Foot, an extraordinary, rhythmically eclectic and sonically expansive two EP set by longtime collaborators and drum circle...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 30, 2019
ROB C. feat. RENATA VONTOBEL
On his vibrant, edgy, infectious and insightful debut single “Broken Promises,” emerging Chilean born, Los Angeles based...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 25, 2018
DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS 2018 CHRISTMAS TOUR at The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
There was a sweet, engaging moment somewhere in the middle of the Dave Koz & Friends’ 2018 Christmas tour stop at Cerritos Center for...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 22, 2018
SEX PEOPLE, Cal-Island: Season One
In over 25 years of writing about independent artists, there’s one word I have never encountered nor put to page or screen: polysexual....
Jonathan Widran
Dec 18, 2018
THE EBONY HILLBILLIES, 5 Miles From Town
You first hear the raw, organic, Americana laced magic in the hoppin’ fiddle and streetcorner percussion that grabs your heart on “Hog...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 18, 2018
NORMAN JOHNSON, The Art of Life
For veteran Jamaican born guitarist Norman Johnson, everything changed in high school when he caught wind of George Benson’s seminal...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 8, 2018
THE TRAVOLTAS
Just hearing the name of this quirky, eclectic retro-hipster band makes you smile and think of the iconic roles their namesake John...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2018
CRAVE AND WONDER, Tales From The Porch
A few quick, whimsical questions for adventurous listeners craving fresh new indie music who are about to give Tales from the Porch, the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 18, 2018
TIFFANY BYNOE, "L.I.T"
With recent #1 smashes on the Adult R&B charts by H.E.R, Ella Mai and Tamia, a glorious trend is taking hold in soul music these days....
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