The first single from The Brian Shapiro Band’s third album You Me Future Now, “Better In TX”, is equal parts human and politically inspired screed. It isn’t as issue oriented as lesser songwriters might have attempted, Shapiro is too cagey for that, and instead grounds his lyrics in human experience rather than proselytizing. URL: https://brianshapiroband.com/ Make
Month: March 2023
Much has been said about The Price Brothers Band in the last few months, but in the new presentation of their live setlist, Live at the Yellow Cab Tavern, vocal harmonies take such a starring role that it’s difficult to lead off a review of the tracklist without noting their importance. Where past arrangements of “Diamonds
Avatari has been establishing a reputation for robust harmonies for a little while now, but in his latest single, the taut “High Like This,” he utilizes them for the critical tool that they have to be in the big leagues of pop music. There’s nothing to come between his firm vocal and the audience he
Gabriel Saro’s storied past in instrumental composition and film composition has resulted in two new singles that are both nostalgic and fresh. Collaborating with Charlotte Grisley, Saro has brought his unique blend of scientific and artistic influences to the forefront on “I Love The New Years Day” and “Come To My Place.” Saro resides in
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
Jimmy Goings, the legendary singer who first gained fame as the frontman of disco band Santa Esmeralda, has released his new track “World At War” as a lead single off of his upcoming debut solo release Late Check In. The song, composed in 1980, is as relevant today as it was back then, delivering a
Whether hesitantly indulging in the swagger of an eccentric melody here or flirting with highly experimental themes in “A Wonderful Kind of Strange” or “Free Floaters,” Thomas Truax puts on a masterclass in musicianship in his performance across his new album with Budgie and Mother Superior, titled simply Dream Catching Songs, and even though the record
I’ve fallen in love with many a piano and bass part in my life, but with that said, there aren’t many instruments that can contribute the sweet tone a guitar does no matter what the backdrop happens to be, and while it serves a rather indulgent purpose in the new single “Love One Another”
A bold bouquet of melodies as sterling as they are enriched by the delicate acoustic arrangement of the instrumentation welcomes us into the new single “Love One Another” from Alias Wayne, but as we’re soon to learn in this song, which comes to us sans a lot of the frills I’m used to hearing in