Tune into the cosmic frequency of Jack the Radio’s “Creatures”
Imagine for a moment, deciding to write a story and choosing to get the ball rolling on an idea through the use of random prompts.…
Connie Han’s “Iron Starlet” shimmers with skill and humility
It feels like jazz pianist Connie Han has been an actively heralded musician in the music scene for years, despite only unveiling her sophomore release,…
Michael Logen unites with other musicians to “Write By The Sea” (Premiere Play)
Seeing as the world is only just now starting to shift from from several months of shut down businesses and socially separated interaction, to calculated…
Lola Rising’s new EP is looking up and “Moving Forward” (Premiere Play)
As the lines between nations and neighborhoods are forced to stay uncrossed for safety, and musicians are technically forced to be farther away from their…
Times flies with Watkins Family Hour’s “brother sister”
Imagine thinking you know, or at least believe yourself to know, what’s coming when a band announces a new album, only to find yourself relieved…
Tiny Circus’s debut makes a big show of flexibility in jazz
Cataloged as “modern jazz” and “improvisatory” music with Bandcamp’s tagging feature, the self-titled debut of Newburyport, MA jazz quintet Tiny Circus, certainly fits both of…
When “Bull Frogs Croon” Aoife O’Donovan makes art
Aoife O’Donovan is a roots music chameleon. The award winning singer-songwriter can hang her songwriter hat with the best of the best and seemingly fears…
Fake Magic’s entertaining indie rock debut is no illusion
Precious few days remain until Hanukkah, Christmas, the winter solstice, and ultimately the end of the decade. It’s quite the parade of occasions that…
Isaac Grinsdale goes beyond making music just for the sake of “Entertainment” (Premiere Play)
A man with a guitar is about as common of a musical approach as one can encounter in the industry. This perhaps, is the one…
Patrick Wolff’s Quartet brings “Hi-Fidelity Bebop” without bravado
There’s a dash of irony in Patrick Wolff’s disclosure that his quartet’s newest LP, Hi-Fidelity Bebop, was “recorded in a studio, with a really nice…