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Retro-Cool New Jersey Soul Music Infused With Creative Brass & Vocal

Retro-Cool New Jersey Soul Music Infused With Creative Brass & Vocal

This is a peculiar showcase and that’s exactly why I find it attractive – well, maybe not everything but the first track is a typical, pleasant pop-folk-rock easy-going song. What makes Danny Petroni interesting is this: he isn't going for nor is he preoccupied with the big hit,

Swedish Musicians Explore & Navigate 70's Progressive-Alt-Folk-Funk Cleverly

Swedish Musicians Explore & Navigate 70's Progressive-Alt-Folk-Funk Cleverly

Interestingly enough this album came to my attention through music sources in Stockholm, Sweden. Some readers would wonder what does Sweden have to do with Americana, folk-rock, roots and country-rock music. But that would be the same as saying what does Kannelbulle, Dagens Smak or Astrakan have to do with

An American Original Releases An Exceptional Collection of Life Songs - First In 4 Decades

An American Original Releases An Exceptional Collection of Life Songs - First In 4 Decades

If you’re a fan of Bob Dylan, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Townes Van Zandt, Chip Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, Lee Hazelwood and Buddy Miller you must already be familiar with the voice and exceptional varied facility of Kinky Friedman. A singer-songwriter, author, politician, and satirist who has been around the barn

American Desert Music That Twists, Turns, Shifts and Satisfies

American Desert Music That Twists, Turns, Shifts and Satisfies

I am familiar with this group of musicians – 3hattrio (three hat trio) -- and they are – out there. I love and respect their work. Why? Because after listening to countless proficient musicians, good showcases, competent playing and well-written songs this is one of the bands who are implicitly original. They

Wonder Where Dynamic Horn Driven Blues-Soul & Funk Went? It Lives Fueled and Incendiary...

Wonder Where Dynamic Horn Driven Blues-Soul & Funk Went? It Lives Fueled and Incendiary...

Every now and then I get a collection of tunes that are infused with nitroglycerin. Chris Daniels and The Kings with Freddi Gowdy is one such incendiary delight. “Blues with Horns, Volume 1” is quite a recipe for jumping out of your skin and dancing around in your bones. I

Veteran Finger-Picking/Singer-Songwriter with Traditional Edge Connects with Originals

This one has lingered on my desk for a few months but I noticed that I tagged it as something worth talking about. Like some earlier artists who are a little too traditional in folk for me or Liberal, I often come across artists who transcend the roots’-old styles

Portland, Oregon Singer-Songwriter's 5th Album Has A Unifying Spirit

Portland-based Americana singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar/harmonica player John Craigie has put together a basically fine collaboration with musician-friends on his “No Rain, No Rose” 13-song collection. To my ears, the majority of the songs are of a high quality and the performances are stellar. But there are some issues,