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Jonathan Widran
Nov 6, 2023
PUPPETS FOR POETS, Boat of Dreams
While it’s not uncommon for upstart artists and indie bands to create enigmatic pseudonyms in the name of creating mystery and unique...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 3, 2023
BRENDA RUSSELL, "What Will It Take"
In casual conversation reflecting upon Brenda Russell’s epic four-and-a-half- decade career as a multiple Grammy nominated...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 26, 2023
CURTIS NOWOSAD, If I Had
Now entering his second decade as an impactful, jazz based but ultimately genre-defying artist, NYC drummer Curtis Nowosad is no stranger...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 15, 2023
KENNY MCNEIL & MATTHEW SHELL, "My Ride or Die (Rock Remix)"
Some tracks are so exciting, inspiring and soul-provocative, they seriously just scream out for a boatload of remixes presenting them in...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 8, 2023
KENNY MCNEIL & MATTHEW SHELL, "My Ride or Die (House Remix)"
With a provocative, hardcore loyalty declaring title like “My Ride or Die,” it’s no wonder longtime friends and collaborators Kenny...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 30, 2023
BLUEBURST, Significance
Let’s start with a pun: Significantly, there’s no actual song on the hard-rocking Atlanta indie band Blueburst’s debut album Significance...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 20, 2023
SONNY & THE7EVENTHTIME
It’s one of the greatest dilemmas a wildly creative musician can have, when the brilliance they bring to legendary artists as a touring...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 19, 2023
WASTELANDER, What Is Left of Me
As he segues from years as a bustling sideman in Americana bar bands and numerous NYC groups – most notably, post-punk art-rock...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 19, 2023
CLASSIC TWIST (KEVIN FLOURNOY & GENE-O), "Time For Change"
Gearing up for the release of “Time for Change,” the infectious, insightful and timely debut single from Classic Twist - the fresh,...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 7, 2023
EDUARDO, Cruising A Melody
Not since David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” (and Peter Schilling’s later rejoinder “Major Tom”) and Elton John’s “Rocket Man” has a rock...
Jonathan Widran
Sep 7, 2023
ROBERT LaROCHE, Forevermore
Several decades after the original heyday of power-pop sensations The Sighs and their breakthrough album What Goes On, it’s amazing to...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 21, 2023
KETURAH ALLGOOD, Shine
Tucked neatly at the emotional center of the 12 attitude and soul transforming tracks of Shine –Keturah Algood’s first album in 17 years...
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