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Album Review: Kat Edmonson - Old Fashioned Gal (8/10)
Usually it’s the pain of a broken heart that inspires artists to plumb their emotional depths. On Old Fashioned Gal, songwriter and vocalist Kat Edmonson makes a case for a ... -
Album Review: Into the Light by Sunny Wilkenson
Renowned jazz vocalist and longtime Michigan State University educator Sunny Wilkinson celebrates the foundational strength and inspiration of family with a riveting mix of vibrant and heartfelt originals and freshly re-imagined pop classics. With her co-producer ... -
Album Review: Here Comes the Sun by Dolores Scozzesi
Dolores Scozzesi makes a case for creating a national breakout for her deeply inviting and elegant voice and crafty phrasing with this fun, freewheeling set of artfully re-imagined classics. Vibing beautifully and sassily with ... -
40th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
The 40th Anniversary of the Playboy Jazz Festival was also the first festival without the physical presence of its founder Hugh Hefner. Whatever one makes of his overall cultural legacy, ... -
Up Close: Ronan Chris Murphy
A Career Defined by Eclecticism: Though Ronan Chris Murphy launched his musical career in the ‘80s Washington, DC punk scene, his shift in the early 90’s to full-time studio work ... -
Album Review: The Edge by Mackenzie Nicole (7/10)
Co-writing with her masterful producers Mike Mani and Jordan Omley, Mackenzie, the 18-year-old powerhouse vocalist daughter of hip-hop impresario and Strange Music co-founder Travis O’Guin, fashions an impressive follow-up to ... -
Album Review: Andrew Distel - It Only Takes Time (8/10)
A mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene, trumpeter and vocalist Andrew Distel is one of those indie regional treasures whose multitude of powerhouse talents demands a wider audience. Though he ... -
Album Review: David K. Mathews - The Fantasy Vocal Sessions, Vol. 1, Standards (7/10)
This “other” Dave Mathews is a Bay Area jazz wonder, a 40-year sideman who started his career with Tower of Power, backed Etta James and currently tours with Santana. On ... -
Close Up: DIME GROUP
Legitimizing Modern Music Education: Launched in September 2014 by industry veterans Sarah Clayman and Kevin Nixon, DIME is a music institute like no other––custom built for serious musicians who aspire ... -
Signing Story: Red Wanting Blue
Hailed as “Midwestern Rock Heroes” by American Songwriter magazine, Columbus, OH-based Red Wanting Blue were the consummate DIY band long before DIY was fashionable, spending most of their career outside ...
