Music

Nigerian-born jazz musician Shola Emmanuel’s infectious smile comes across boldly in his new release, “Ododo”. Jazz is at its best when its improvised and pelting away at the listener with twists and turns around each […]

In the new music video for Dallas String Quartet’s “Better Days” a single kit flutters in the clear blue sky. It’s only on the screen for a few moments, but that freeing feeling and vision […]

Despite facing a plethora of competition from across the underground spectrum, I think it would be fair to say that Orlando’s Matt Welsh delivers one of the most cathartic records of 2020 in BLUVNBU’s The Awakening EP. […]

A lot of bands use rhythm as a means of communicating to their audience, but few – if any at all – utilize it as frequently and specifically as bluegrass acts do. In the new […]

Cell phones that need a smile to unlock. School shootings catching more airtime on the nightly news than good deeds. Pollution masking over a pristine sky and reminding us of the damage society is doing […]

2020 is producing some seriously incredible bluegrass, and on the independent side of the market, artists like Steve Thomas & The Time Machine are offering rookie content just as interesting as anything the vets are […]

In his latest single and music video, “Dream of Me,” Whitebeard explores the depth of his melodicism with an easygoing energy mostly absent from previous recordings, and the results of his labored efforts are quite […]

When it comes to making white-hot beats, Boston-based singer and songwriter Ilyah is becoming one of the most reliable cats around in 2020. His new single, “Habibi,” doesn’t force a lot of pointless bells and […]

Margaret is a savior, yet a mystery. A point of attraction, and yet she is a person who cannot be understood without seeing her through the eyes of someone else. She is flawed, complicated and […]

Running a little over four and a half minutes long, Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara team once again with pianist Allison Brewster Franzetti for the instrumental single “If I Could Reach Your Heart”. The track […]

Mark Conklin’s six song EP Starting Over is one of those releases that actually can claim to have something for everyone. It covers socially conscious subject matter, romantic heartbreak, deep introspection, and offers marvelous storytelling with near […]

Heartour’s new release R u in is a ten song effort highlighting, among other strengths, songwriter Jason Young’s wont for drawing inspiration from imagery. It is the fifth album for this project and arguably scales to a […]

The descriptive word ‘deranged’ gets thrown around a lot lately – especially with today’s political climate. But what if you were in a relationship where your spouse or significant other drove you so crazy you […]