9/5/2006
Sometimes what really makes a record shine is not so much all that is crowded in, but what is taken away. A beautiful pearl of graceful guitar work, stunning lyrical imagery and fluid storytelling, Kelly Joe Phelps' sixth and latest installment, "Tunesmith Retrofit" exemplifies the power of...
9/5/2006
Singer/songwriter, composer, performer, lyricist and woman of many hats, Ann Hampton Callaway, has definitely got the ‘cool’ factor down to a tee. On her Telarc debut, "Blues in the Night," the full, soulful voice that welcomed fans week after week on the popular TV sitcom, "The Nanny," dazzles...
8/18/2006
Karen Taylor-Good is "How Many Women" rolled into one. Well, for starters, she's a Grammy nominated songwriter with a knack for writing on the road less traveled; a vocalist who's gone from ‘Chick Singer’ in Holiday Inn cover bands to a notable country artist; an author and motivational speaker who...
8/18/2006
Sadhana, the latest disc from Amsterdam-based keyboardist and composer Maneesh De Moor, creates an aural utopia, and elevating atmosphere for meditation, relaxation and release. This collection of 10 tracks marks the latest frontier for De Moor, an adventurous musician who conjures moods with...
8/9/2006
Patches of peace in the midst of war, the juxtaposition of easy laughter and agonizing tears, the ironic pleasure of pain or the order of chaos: who knows exactly why the world works the way it does? One simple explanation that allows you to get through the day involves giving up attempts to make...
7/24/2006
Belgian dance group Sylver has been grooving Europe since 2001 when their hit single "Turn the Tide" soared on the music charts. Silvy de Bie (vocalist), Wout Van Dessel (keyboardist/songwriter) and behind the scenes Regi Penxten (producer, songwriter) turn club-goers out on their third release "...
7/24/2006
The first few notes of "Ain't No Reason," float in and fill the room like a cool breeze dispelling the stagnant heaviness of a muggy summer afternoon. The unguarded sincerity of Brett Dennen's vocals, immediately taps into the listener's soul, before sweeping her away on a sweet cadence of...
7/24/2006
Blessed with an innate genius, Australian virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel plays the guitar with the ease of a first language. Never formally trained, this musician has mastered the intricate art of "finger picking," in which the guitarist uses all 10 fingers, in a piano-playing approach to the guitar....
7/17/2006
The high court of Doctor Fuzzy, in its infinite wisdom, has seen fit to uphold the right of Delta Nove to ‘funk-ify’ your soul. The proclamation, issued on the body rocking opener "Get On Down," will have people dancing in the streets and letting loose of musical inhibitions. Radiating to all...
7/4/2006
Packing a decade's worth of funk in just one piece, prolific bassist and innovator Joseph Patrick Moore kicks off his latest effort with "Decade," a fierce, unadulterated bass-driven groove.
