Sinclair And The Soul Mates funk things up with class on Soul Never Dies
Sinclair And The Soul Mates offer the full length disc Soul Never Dies. While this album was recorded several months ago, it is again seeing the light of day as Sinclair(stage name for Rhode Island soul crooner Gary Lait Cummings) works his way back into the Lil’ Rhodie’s music scene. Sinclair wrote much of the […]
Blonde Furniture rock out with quirky late 70s style with Music For Early Century Modern
Blond Furniture’s quirky new CD Music For Early Century Modern brings back the purer form of rock found during the rival in late 1970s Great Britain and The United States. Within a simple framework and with less pretension than the post-synth world, this New London, Connecticut band rocks with a spirited sense of fun. A […]
Amber Delaurentis shines, balances sweetness of pop with sublime beauty of jazz on Innocent Road
Amber Delarentis’s fourth CD Innocent Road reveals her to be an exceptional jazz-pop vocalist. While she manages all the challenges of a jazz singer, she convincingly injects enough catchy bright moments to satisfy those looking for bright accessible music that stays in the head. Co-written with Sarah Blue and Tom Cleary, these songs satisfy on […]
Name Droppers continue important legacy with debut CD
Connecticut’s rock quartet Name Droppers have a storied history. Name Droppers used to be the backing band for legendary local performer Charlie Karp. Karp passed away after walking into a hospital to find out why he hadn’t been feeling well for a days. Hospital doctors discovered he had liver cancer which took him during his […]
Roomful Of Blues jumps, swings with more class than ever on In A Roomful Of Blues
In A Roomful Of Blues is a crackling effort by the latest lineup of New England favorite, Rhode Island-based Roomful Of Blues. Everything here is up to this 50 plus year old band’s standards, and, the boys stretch out a bit lyrically with some contemporary themed lyrics as well as with some more rockin’, funkin’ […]
Jan Luby grows by artistic leaps and bounds on Night Window
Jan Luby has grown into an even stronger artist on her new album, Night Window. Her elegant vocals, singer-songwriter sensibilities, and unique artistic flourishes weave into a sold work of expression and of craftsmanship. Opening track “Coloring Outside The Lines” is a call to free thinking, to not follow a pattern or prejudice. Luby’s crisp, […]
Tequila Jim offers innovate, emotive prizes on New World
Rhode Island’s Tequila Jim is a different kind of local artist. His folk-rock often mirrors the open spaces and distant tones found on early Pink Floyd albums. Tequila Jim’s latest CD New World offers a lot of variety within its folksy vibe, letting his verve for the usual pave his way toward aural success. Opening […]
