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KREE HARRISON at The Hotel Cafe
Long before she won the hearts of millions on American Idol in her early 20s, Kree Harrison was immersed in the musical aesthetic of...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 19, 2020


DR. DAVE AND THE HOUSECALL BAND, "Hey Hey Hey Hey"
Since “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” debuted in February 2014, the opening “Hey Hey Hey Hey” riff by house band The Roots has...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 17, 2020


ROB MULLINS, 2 of Hearts: Music For Lovers II
The romantic title, soft focus, glass heart filled cover and Valentine’s week release of Rob Mullins’ latest album 2 of Hearts: Music for...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 14, 2020


ANDRE CAVOR, "Wind Beneath My Wings"
It’s always fascinating when an artist you know and love in an established vibe shifts creative gears and takes flight in a whole new way...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 8, 2020


KITT WAKELEY at Carnegie Hall (March 23)
A true visionary and fearlessly innovative force of musical nature, Kitt Wakeley has long believed that speaking his passion and purpose...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 6, 2020


MY LUV NOTES, "You Don't Own Me"
Born into an underprivileged family and abandoned by her father, Stephanie Hochman’s life played out in some unkind and challenging ways....
Jonathan Widran
Feb 6, 2020


TERRY OHMS, Cold Cold Shoulder
There’s something delightfully cryptic about Terry Ohms, and not simply because for the past 15 years, literally starting with his first...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 5, 2020


GEORGE WINSTON at The Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts
A national treasure and iconic figure on multiple levels, musical and otherwise, George Winston has for the past 40 years blessed...
Jonathan Widran
Feb 1, 2020


MOUNT HUDSON, "Lakeside Water"
When I learned that Brooklyn based singer/songwriter Dave Yim – dba as Mount Hudson since his debut EP Sad & Silly in 2016 – started his...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 31, 2020


RUARK, When You Coming Home
If someone played tunes from Ruark’s debut album When You Coming Home for you without telling you they’re an emerging indie trio from...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 24, 2020


THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES: AL SAPIENZA and DEBORAH RENNARD at Feinstein's at Vitello's
Reviewers aren’t generally supposed to inject themselves into their objective write-ups of shows they see, but, in as delightful a manner...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 12, 2020


ANTHONY JEFFERSON, All I Am
A native of New Orleans and big star in his longtime adopted home of the Dominican Republic, pop, R&B and jazz influenced vocalist...
Jonathan Widran
Jan 2, 2020
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