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EVAN TROOP, The Next Chapter
The promotional materials for Evan Troop’s second EP The Next Chapter inform us of some cool background and character defining tidbits –...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 12, 2020


MIKE MONTREY BAND, In the Middle of Hope
Like a lot of artists whose brilliant and insightful songs seem almost prophetic in the way they meet our collective anxious moments of...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2020


MICHAEL CLEARY, Last Man Standing
Longtime fans of Connecticut funk/pop/rock institution Michael Cleary may see the title of his dreamy and otherworldly, soulful pop/rock...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2020


LARRY SCHMID, Words
2020’s been one of those anxiety ridden years that’s forced us to take stock of what’s important and to try to find the silver linings –...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2020


SCOTT WATERS, Peace Signs & Dragonflies
Striking all sorts of delightfully engaging poses as a romantic, fun-loving and defiantly optimistic retro rocker on his whimsically...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2020


COSMOS SUNSHINE, The Way is Clear
If you ever wondered what the coolest advantages of being born and raised on a commune-like hippie settlement, let multi-faceted (pop,...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2020


BALKUN BROTHERS, Here Comes The End of the World
If this is indeed, as the title of the Balkun Brothers’ scorched earth, guitar and drum intensive new album implies, the end of the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2020


DJ HELLO, Hello EP
Reflective of both his stage moniker and the title of his deeply intricate, sonically adventurous debut EP Hello, electronic...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2020


BO JOHNSON, Falling
Taking a deep dive into the bio of Swedish songwriter, producer, artist and Billboard charting remixer Bo Johnson, we learn that the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2020


PAUL JACKS, Black Jackal
With the release of his explosive, retro-synthy, sonically intricate and vocally hypnotic apocalypse/aftermath concept album Black...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 25, 2020


YACHTCLUB101
With no opportunity to perform and tour normally and restricted in the ways they can interact with fans, musicians have been taking the...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 25, 2020


LOUIS PRICE & STARR PARODI, "What Do You Think of That?"
Sometimes when all the creative stars align just right, a song written and performed by two beloved, multi-talented veteran artists meets...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 20, 2020
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