Doug MacDonald Band let it rip on Soundcheck
Doug McDonald Band just released their fifth album since forming in 2008. Titled Soundcheck, it shows a seasoned band that hasn’t let its quirkiness get washed out of their sound by studio producers or trends. In fact, this simple duo of guitarist-vocalist Doug MacDonald and drummer Patty Short don’t sound quite like anyone we’ve heard […]
The Jordan TW Trio offer fine Celtic music experience on Live At Cedarhouse
The Jordan TW Trio have recently released this fine document of their live performance at The Cedar House recording studio and venue.. Located in North Sutton, New Hampshire, Cedar Wood, owned by Gerry Putnam, have added a concert series and he and the trio decided last minute to record the material which became this live […]
Bird Mancini more clever, colorful than ever on Dreams And Illusions
Bird Mancini’s latest CD Dreams And Illusions not only continues the fine lyrical, harmony, and instrumental work of Ruby Bird and Billy Carl Mancini, it finds the husband and wife team taking things to a higher level. Their finely tailored work of lead vocals, harmony vocals, and perfectly placed instrumentation is stronger than ever. They […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jeff Przech & The Outfit take things to a higher level for this Connecticut singer-songwriter
Jeff Przech & The Outfit’s eponymous CD is chockfull of Americana roots rock charm. The Outfit is a band Przech put together just to make this album of driving, flavorful, and tasteful rock and roll. While Przech and his songwriting and vocals remain the focal point, his well selected backing band help him carry these […]
Daphne Lee Martin conjures emotional honesty, makes bold artistic statement on Scared Fearless
Daphne Lee Martin’s latest CD Scared Fearless takes the genre bending singer-songwriter-arranger deeper into Americana Roots music than she’s ever gone before. It’s another nice new twist for her audience that has been curious about what this Connecticut artist will come up with next. A worthwhile listening experience, Martin bares her soul while offering some […]
