Over the past couple of years, the Chicago-based neo-soul and funk quintet The Main Squeeze have become something got a mainstay act on this site as I’ve written about them on a handful of occasions. The quintet originally […]
Category: Soul Music
New Video: Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings Infectiously Soulful and Joyful Take on a Christmas Standard
Released last month to critical praise from the likes of Rolling Stone and The Guardian Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings‘ latest effort, Holiday Soul Party offers some fun and soulful takes on holiday standards with a couple […]
Live Footage: The Suffers on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts
Founded in 2011 by Adam Castaneda (bass) and featuring Pat Kelly (vocals, keyboard), Jon Durbin (trumpet), Michael Razo (trombone), Kevin Bernier (guitar), Jose “Chapy” Luna (percussion), Nick Zamora (vocals, drums), Cory Wilson (saxophone), Alex Zamora (vocals, […]
Live Footage: The Soul-Leaning Pop Sound of Judith Hill
Singer/songwriter Judith Hill comes from a very musical family — her mother is a renowned, classically trained pianist from Japan and her father is a bassist, who had stints playing with Sly Stone, Chaka Khan, […]
New Audio: Introducing Tameca Jones and Her Upbeat and Contemporary Take on Classic Soul
https://soundcloud.com/tameca-jones-155380010/hot-and-bothered-master-tameca-jones Austin, TX-based soul singer/songwriter Tameca Jones first came to attention when she joined the locally acclaimed band, 8 Million Stories. When the band split up a few years later, Jones turned to covering a […]
New Audio: The Tense and Sensual Collaboration Between Melbourne’s The Cactus Channel and Chet Faker
Forming over 5 years ago, the Melbourne, Australia-based funk/soul collective The Cactus Channel have developed a reputation for being one of Australia’s premier funk and soul instrumental bands, as they’ve released two full-length efforts and […]
New Video: Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators Joyful, New Single “One In A Million”
Now. if you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past week or so, you may have come across a post on Brooklyn-born, Helsinki-based singer/songwriter Nicole Willis and her backing band, The Soul Investigators. Willis has had a lengthy and storied career […]
Live Concert Photography: Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band with Marco Foster and The Liza Colby Sound at Mercury Lounge 8/8/15
Live Concert Photography: Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band with Marco Foster Mercury Lounge August 8, 2015 If you’ve been following JOVM throughout this summer, you’d know that it’s been a rather busy time […]
New Audio: The Old School, Soulful Sounds of Helsinki’s Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators
Brooklyn-born, Helsinki-based singer/songwriter Nicole Willis has had a lengthy and storied career that goes back to the mid 80s, when she first became known as a vocalist working in London with the act Washington Week […]
New Video: The Main Squeeze’s Soulful Cover of Bob Marley’s “Sun Is Shining”
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past month or so, you may be familiar with the neo-soul act, The Main Squeeze. The band which consists of of Corey Frye (vocals), Max Newman (guitar), Ben “Smiley” Silverstein (keyboards), […]
Live Concert Photography: Mad Satta with Quincy Vidal and All Natural at DROM 7/2/15
Live Concert Photography: Mad Satta with All Natural DROM July 2, 2015 This summer has been an extremely busy one in the world of JOVM — and as you can imagine, I’m still busily attempting […]
New Audio: Chicago’s The Main Squeeze Specializes in Old-School-Inspired, Funky, Soulful Pop on “Angelus”
Consisting of Corey Frye (vocals), Max Newman (guitar), Ben “Smiley” Silverstein (keyboards), Reuben Gingrich (drums) and Jeremiah Hunt (bass), neo-soul act, The Main Squeeze originally formed in Bloomington, IN before they eventually relocated to Chicago (which […]