Funkyjenn — Rock and Roll Voodoo Queen

If there were any justice in this word, jazz and lounge singing would still be popular. It would be the best way to showcase such an unstoppable vocal talent as Funkyjenn (Jennifer Gibbons.) On the other hand, the 1950s happened,…

Kally O’Mally — Easy Money

This afternoon I received a number of solicitations from electronica and spoken word musicians. Come on, guys. Maybe you should like, READ, the publications your sending your stuff to? But considering that’s been the most annoying part of my day,…

Patricia Vonne — Rattle My Cage

Texan femme fatale Patricia Vonne has released her fifth studio album, Rattle My Cage. The album cover should give you a pretty good idea of what you’re in for. With the bombast of an ’80s pop-rock diva (think Pat Benatar…

The Communal Well — Under a Western Sky

As one Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter put it at a recent Queer Country Monthly, country isn’t about where you’re from. It’s about your attitude. The Communal Well, a Paris-based blues-rock sextet, couldn’t prove the point better. These gents have got the swagger…

Star Anna — Go To Hell

If you read this blog it means you miss the ’90s — sonically — at least a little teensy weensy bit. If you are my favorite kind of reader on this blog (I don’t have favorite students, but I do…

The Onlies — Open Road

The Onlies have a rare gift for storytelling that is barely surpassed by their musical chops. It wouldn’t do you any good for me to describe each song on Open Road, though that’s kind of what I want to do.…