Well, it looks like I’ve once again be scooped by the inestimable Charles Hale over at Ninebullets. To be fair, I have a “to do” list that is typically two months behind, so this review was coming whether or not…
Sometimes big things come in tiny packages. Case in point: Ceci’s debut 3-song EP, King Koopa PipeDreams. I think you should just hit play right now. Are you listening? Then I don’t really need to say much else other than…
As I’ve mentioned before, it’s really an honor and a privilege for musicians from all over the world to send me their stuff. Every day. I’m constantly surrounded by new music. It’s pretty great, but sometimes you get tired of…
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,…
At last, Boise has something to be proud of.* Let me explain to you how enjoyable On This Very Evening is. For some reason, the songs kept repopulating into my media player’s library. Eventually, each song was duplicated onto the…
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,…
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…
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…