When the Los Angeles, CA-based singer/songwriter Moses Sumney was growing up, he avidly wrote songs but he was so painfully shy that he would hide them inside his mattress. Sumney moved out of his parents’ […]
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https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=AUFF01300507&playerType=embedded Nick Murphy, is a Melbourne, Australia-based singer/songwriter/producer who writes, performs and records under the moniker of Chet Faker. And as Chet Faker, Murphy has won the attention of the press in his homeland, the blogosphere and the international […]
Up and coming artist Jordan Bratton started to make waves after the releasee of last year’s The Grey Area. Building up on the momentum The Gray Area created, Bratton is putting the finishing touches on its follow up; […]
Benjamin Booker, Mac Demarco, and Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries at the House of Vans 6/12/14
Benjamin Booker, Mac Demarco, and Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries The House of Vans June 12, 2014 Lately, I’ve been trying to balance the demands of my full-time job with running this site full-time and […]
As a singer/songwriter and composer PT Walkley has managed to successfully and carefully walk the tightrope between creating music for mass entertainment and consumption such as TV shows, commercials and movies without losing sight of […]
Ahmed Gollab is a Sudanese ex-pat, who writes, records and performs under the moniker of Sinkane, with his frequent collaborator and childhood friend Greg Lofaro, along with bandmates jaytram (drums), Ish Montgomery (bass) and Jonny […]
Originally a member of the Dambuilders, guitarist, violinist, and singer/songwriter Joan Wasser has performed and released three solo albums under the moniker of Joan as Policewoman since 2002. Her fourth and solo album, The Classic which PIAS released earlier this year, was […]
Kan Wakan, an up-and-coming Los Angeles, CA-based trio initially got their start as the musical brainchild of composer, producer and multi-instrumentailst Gueorgui I. Linev. With the addition of vocalist Kristianne Bautista, and producer and guitarist […]
The Rotterdam, Netherlands-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentals Lisa van Viegen who writes, records and performs under the moniker of iET (pronounced “eet”) was born into a musical family and has been writing songs since she was […]
Recently Charles Bradley, the Screaming Eagle of Soul was on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform “You Put A Flame On it,” one of the first batch of singles from Bradley’s incredible Victim of Love. And of […]
Originally a member of the Dambuilders, guitarist, violinist, and singer/songwriter Joan Wasser has performed and released three solo albums under the moniker of Joan as Policewoman since 2002. Her fourth and solo album, The Classic which […]
I’ve lately come to believe that being a music journalist or a music blogger requires being something of a music nerd – if not a little bit of a snob here and there. And i […]
Jessica Childress at Rockwood Music Hall 4/23/14
Jessica Childress Rockwood Music Hall April 23, 2014 As I’ve mentioned a number of times on this site, running a blog practically full-time and having a full-time job often leads to competing demands for my […]
The Portland, OR-based Morning Ritual is a collaboration between composer Ben Darwish, twin sisters and vocalists Katelyn and Laurie Shook, multi-instrumentalist William Seiji Marsh and drummer Russ Kleiner. The quintet’s debut effort, The Clear Blue […]
Two years ago, Meshell Ndegeocello released a tribute album to the renowned singer/songwriter, jazz pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Unsurprisingly, Simone has been a major influence on Ndgegocello’s life and work. Although Simone came of age […]