She got all dressed up yesterday for her birthday celebration at one of Berlin’s Christmas markets. She also had an extra sausage and a slice of meat from an organic corn chicken. Earlier that day, she met a lot of her friends while she went for an extensive walk.
UK soul singer Georgie Sweet makes her amazing debut on the thrilling Futuristica label. It is hard to believe while listening to the album that here is a singer and songwriter at work who is only 20 years old. Her neo soul or future soul album shows hints of both Thundercat and Erykah Badu, yet…
LA-based ASHRR, consisting of Ethan Allen, Josh Charles, and Steven Davis, released their second album “Sunshine Low” on 20:20 Vision last September. Their not easily describable sound, a mix of Electronic, Alternative Soul, 80s New Wave, and Indie dance, was a pretty mixed affair on those 14 tracks. Enter Ron Trent, the now almost legendary…
After almost three weeks abroad, Gina was excited and oh so happy to have me back earlier this week. It is now back to business as usual with up to four walks every day, playing ball, and watching cat videos. We are currently listening to each and every one of the 41 LPs I bought…
The iconic jazz, soul, and funk pioneer Lonnie Liston Smith, who will celebrate his 75th birthday in late December, is coming to London. With his signature keyboard sound and tons of classic albums in tow, this is surely one of the hottest tickets this month. Lonnie has worked with and written for Pharoah Sanders, Gato…
New jazz festivals have been founded aplenty over the years, but Philadelphia now has a unique one: America’s First Queer Jazz Festival called OutBeat. The Festival is set to take place from Thursday, September 18th to Sunday, September 21st. Starting the festival is renowned pianist Fred Hersch who will be interviewed by music critic Nate…
Singer, keyboardist, composer and producer Jarrod Lawson, who gave us the best soul album of 2014, adds three stops to his European tour schedule for April/May. Jarrod’s album is clearly the most soulful album of the past year with stunning vocals, a superb production, deep lyrics, and crisp background vocal arrangements. I first heard him…