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STEVE McCORMICK, Stars and Chandeliers
For whatever reason – easier downloading, streaming, marketability, short attention spans, indie artists these days are too often...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 29, 2018


BANJO NICKARU & WESTERN SCOOCHES, Get Us Out of Fearland
When I hear a band or artist whose vibe is so fresh, so unexpected and too wondrously all over the map transcendent to peg as a single...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 29, 2018


PROJECT GRAND SLAM, Trippin'
We all know the sports metaphors associated with the term “Grand Slam” – and both the baseball and tennis connections would be perfect...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 28, 2018


KAT EDMONSON, Old Fashioned Gal
Usually it’s the pain of a broken heart that inspires artists to plumb their emotional depths. On Old Fashioned Gal, songwriter and...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 28, 2018


MYSTIC BOWIE, Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads
On “Life During Wartime,” the first single from Talking Heads’ 1979 album Fear of Music, David Byrne famously sang the immortal lyrics,...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 25, 2018


JAMES TORME, "Strange Little Planet"
With the April 20 release of his highly anticipated new single “Strange Little Planet,” vocalist and songwriter extraordinaire James...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 18, 2018


HILARY KOLE, "Without You"
Since launching her performing career as the youngest singer ever to grace the stage at NYC’s legendary Rainbow Room, Hilary Kole has...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 18, 2018


ROBERT FULTON, Witness
The great Bob Marley once famously said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Maybe to best understand its...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 18, 2018


TIFFANY BYNOE, Me
After easing through the lush, jazzy soul of the verses on her new single, a sensual re-imagining of the Deniece Williams classic “Free,”...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2018


CLUB BONAFIDE, Where the Jazz Age Meets a New Era
Artfully combining the “hush hush” exclusivity of a classic speakeasy with a vibrant contemporary approach to showcasing an array of...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 16, 2018


OLIVIA KELLMAN, On My Way
In an age where the dominance of digital downloading and streaming leads most emerging artists to play it safe and release only single...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 16, 2018


THE RED BUTTON, As Far As Yesterday Goes
Typically, artists pay homage to their pop/rock heroes or an era that is special to them by creating collections of crafty covers. This...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 15, 2018
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