Linda Marks CD shines brightly on many fine Moments
Linda Marks’ latest CD Moments is a fine document of where that Boston jazz lady is at. She might be at her zenith, a height where beauty and art combing into something memorable. Moments is loaded with fine originals and several outstanding renditions of some of the best recordings of our times. Combining her pop […]
Ruby Rose Fox turns artistic, narcissistic self indulgence into something brilliant on Salt
Ruby Rose Fox has recently released her second full length CD, Salt, and it’s a wide departure from her debut disc, Domestic. Whereas Domestic rocked things up with driving beats and R&B influences, Salt is a slab of artistic self-indulgence, with Fox letting her contralto voice, unusual lyrics, and new ideas sprawl out in down […]
Major talent rocked 23rd annual North River Blues Festival at Marshfield Fair; Sonya Rae Taylor, Tyler Morris stand out
Last night, the second night of the 23rd annual North River Blues Festival at Marshfield Fair was another successful event produced by south shore booker, promoter John Hall. At a time when blues artists are scrambling to find venues, when blues attendance is down, when blues societies are becoming increasingly irrelevant, it’s good to know […]
September continues the hot weather and hot music sizzle
Hello Gentle Readers, It’s that time when summer must come to an end, though I suspect the summer of 2018 won’t go down without a fight. While you all are putting your swimsuits away for the year and parking your lawnmowers in the far corner of your garage, there is one thing to look forward […]
Cosmos Sunshine’s Comes With The Fall is pure rock and roll fun
Cosmos Sunshine’s new CD Comes With The Fall finds the Connecticut indie rock artist being very independent of what everyone else is trying in Connecticut. Sunshine makes the most of his class rock influences and spreads them across the breadth, depth, and width of this fine piece of work. “Doomsman Of The Year” opens the […]
Belle Of The Fall most certainly “Rise Up” with aptly titled CD
Belle Of The Fall released this Rise Up CD to much fanfare not too many months ago. Since then, it’s been nominated for awards and has received plenty of favorable reviews. Belle Of The Fall is a duo comprised of Tracy Walton and Julia Autumn Ford, two Connecticut singer-songwriters well respected in their own rights […]
Connecticut music scene heating up with hot CDs; Daphne Lee Martin, Jeff Przech, Kate Callahan
I just finished reviewing the third of three CDs by artists from the Connecticut music scene. If you’re not already familiar with Daphne Lee Martin, Jeff Przech, and Kate Callahan, then you might wish to check out their recordings a.s.a.p. Daphne Lee Martin’s CD titled Scared Fearless is a haunting roots Americana album. Jeff Prezech’s […]
Kate Callahan’s new Triumph CD reveals her many lyrical, musical strengths
Connecticut singer-songwriter Kate Callahan has dropped her third full length CD, Triumph. As on her previous recordings, this former Connecticut State Troubador maintains a quiet but powerful presence. She infuses her songs with feeling and personality without seeming to try. Natural as life, gentle as a butterfly, Callahan lets her voice and the singer-songwriter it […]
