Barbara Cassidy Band deliver grand, masterful expression of loss and longing with Ford Hill Road
Barbara Cassidy Band’s latest CD Ford Hill Road is a masterwork of expression. Mourning the loss of a relationship can turn many singer-songwriters’ albums into grand works focused on this part of the human experience. With advanced vocal ability and a band of nimble, subtle players backing her, Cassidy makes a huge leap into the […]
Annie Brobst bursting with talent on debut full length My First Rodeo
Annie Brobst’s debut full length CD My First Rodeo is sure to garner greater attention for her in her adopted home region of New England. On every track her personality shines through in her pure voice and her cracker jack band bat it out of the ballpark. There is an easefulness in her singing and […]
Lello’s Italian Job play brilliantly on Volume 2
Lello’s Italian Job Volume 2 crackles with hot modern jazz through 12 exciting tracks. Led by electric bass and upright bass player Lello Molinari, this gang of jazz musicians perform with a careful balance of skill and art and often leave the listener wondering how they pull things off with such speed and precision. Originally […]
Dan Masterson shines brilliantly on full length debut When Reality Calls
Dan Masterson’s new album When Reality Calls rises up to the challenge of being one of the better piano driven pop rock masterworks. Masterson’s command of the ivories allows him to build inspiring melodies. His vocal ability allows him to croon beautifully, widely over the musical landscape he creates below. His songwriting caliber allows him […]
Bruce Marshall Group play the blues and strike gold on Borrowed Time
Bruce Marshall Group’s latest CD Borrowed Time leans more heavily into blues territory than their previous roots infested recordings. This was a wise decision to make because Borrowed Time is a really cool album that impresses with the band’s array of talent as it soothes the soul with its down and dirty depth. Opening track […]
Noble Dust will go far with debut And The Tide Rises
Noble Dust’s debut CD And The Tide Rises reveals the potential of a band on the rise. While the music they have come up with is wholly original, it is also comfortingly familiar. This band’s ability to reach a wider audience jumps out at the listener in each of these 10 tracks. Voice, horns, guitar, […]
Lespecial get even better on Cheen album
What can be said about a band like Lespecial who can combine their prog rock discipline with funk sensibilities? Crazy is what they are. In a good way. Their latest album, Cheen, is a fun mix of disciplined musicianship and original ideas that rock right out. This disc offers many excellent musical passages in which […]
The Lied To’s move to a much higher artistic level with The Lesser Of Two Evils
The Lied To’s sophomore album The Lesser Of Two Evils offers more gritty musicianship and more of a forward stomp than their 2015 debut disc. Still solid with their singer-songwriter material, this duo of Doug Kwartler and Susan Levine still blend their voices like a charm amidst their new flurry of flinty instrumentation. Listeners will […]
Fordham Road make prog rock cool again with debut CD
Fordham Road have just released their eponymous debut album, and it’s loaded with killer material. This prog rock band out of Boston mesh influences like Rush, Genesis, Weather Report and other complex bands with some pop elements here and there. This is the kind of prog rock that could find its way into any listener’s […]
Diamond Edge comes up with strong debut The Edge Of The Stone
Do you ever wonder whatever happened to early 1980s tight playing hard rock bands like April Wine, Triumph, Red Rider, and Golden Earring? Most of us aren’t sure either. But, their DNA lives on in numerous local bands whose members came of age during their heyday. Plaistow, New Hampshire based Diamond Edge is one such […]
