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THE PERSIAN LEAPS, Electrical Living
In 2018, The Persian Leaps, the raucous and quirky St. Paul based indie rock/power pop band with the playfully inscrutable name,...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2019

NEILL MACLEAN, "Invite Me Over"
“Invite Me Over,” the infectious, wildly synthy retro 60’s pop/folk meets 80’s new wave/light punk influenced new single from emerging...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 15, 2019


TELEMONSTER, Introspecter, Vol. 1
Though they are rife with dreamy pop elements and delightfully fuzzy guitars, You can’t exactly call Chattanooga based Telemonster’s vibe...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 12, 2019


CHRIS STANDRING & KATHRIN SHORR’S XMAS EXTRAVAGANZA AT FEINSTEIN’S AT VITELLO’S
Back in 2011, Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring and award-winning pop/folk singer/songwriter Kathrin...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2019


FRANK COLON, Latin Lounge
Throughout his illustrious career as a sideman, veteran percussionist amped up the grooves behind everyone from The Manhattan Transfer...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 4, 2019

MATT ZADDY, "Busy"
Lots of relationships break up because the partners are too busy in the frenetic modern to spend much time developing deeper connections...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 11, 2019


THE GARY DOUGLAS BAND, "Deep in the Water (Redeux)"
Whatever level of success they are at, indie rockers trying to make headway in the music industry tend to downplay their “day jobs” – or...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 11, 2019


DAVE KOZ, Gifts of the Season
Legendary lyricist Sammy Cahn once wrote about the holiday season, “It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…” Blessedly for...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2019


THE CRITICALS, Mimosa Hygiene
Guess it’s just a tool of the marketing machines trying to help emerging indies stand out, but sometimes the overflow of comparisons and...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2019


LORENA LEIGH, Water Theory
There’s something about the uke, isn’t there? Somehow, this tiny stringed instrument we fondly associate with Hawaii found its way to...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 9, 2019


...AND THE BLACK FEATHERS, Sociallusions
Not sure if the feisty, high energy Denver based foursome who dba …And the Black Feathers chose their ultra-hip name via their sense...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 24, 2019


TUMMYACHE, Humpday
Now that singer/songwriter Soren Bryce made the effective transition from indie pop solo sensation to harder-edged front frontperson for...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 24, 2019
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