The backstory behind Gather Round, the new solo album from Stray Cat upright bass player Lee Rocker (his first in over thirteen years) is a fascinating one. Born mostly from an introspective 6,000 mile, 6 weeks, 20 state road trip that Rocker and his wife Deborah embarked on in 2020 in their Airstream […]
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With Be The Change, the new album from singer-songwriter Jarrod Lawson, the artist traverses flawlessly from smooth jazz to hypnotic soul all the while delivering some of the best “message” music of the past year. This is an album that will arm you musically, lyrically, and intellectually for the spiritual and psychological fights ahead […]
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Laura B. Whitmore is a veteran marketer of the musical instrument and audio industries, a producer, a journalist, a singer-songwriter, and the founder of the Women’s International Music Network (WiMN). Founded in 2012, the WiMN is an organization dedicated to helping women who work in all facets of the music business become more connected to […]
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On the occasion of marking and commemorating another birthday of the American icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I want to revisit why I still consider him one of the biggest heroes in my own life. A hero for me is someone who, when facing a certain set of circumstances, acts in a way […]
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Like every other music lover, I love making playlists. While compiling my favorite song playlist for the chaotic year that was 2020, I became awestruck as I was gloriously reminded of how many of my favorite songs of this past year were written by and/or performed by women. Amongst all that was going on, 2020 […]
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On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of his death on January 10th, I am moved to pen this tribute to one of music’s biggest icons of the last fifty years, one whose influence extends beyond genre – the man and artist known as David Bowie. As a punk rocker in the 1980s, I viewed […]
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Like every other music lover, I love making playlists. While compiling my favorite song playlist for the chaotic year that was 2020, I became awestruck as I was gloriously reminded of how many of my favorite songs of this past year were written by and/or performed by women. Amongst all that was going on, 2020 […]
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Like a lot of writers I love making lists and I had a blast putting the list you see below together. The entries are unranked on purpose because I feel like putting a number beside them would cheapen the process in that it would suggest a super qualitative decision on my part. I approach listening […]
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Ana Cristina Cash is a singer – songwriter who is based in Nashville and who is married to John Carter Cash, the only child of Johnny and June Carter Cash. Her critically acclaimed jazz infused country album Shine, which was produced by her husband, was released in April of this past year and like […]
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Since its creation in the early to mid – 1970s with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and a bevy of others, outlaw country and its more recent sub genre descendant alt-country, have always been about eschewing the formulaic tendencies of country music and about telling stories and doing your music your own way. With his […]
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