Even in these dire times, we can still find many things to be thankful for. Gina is thankful for having fresh raw meat every day, for going out for long (and sometimes short, depending on the weather) walks, for playing ball (she now has about a dozen), and for constantly listening to music when she’s at home. Happy Thanksgiving you out there!
It would have been Leon’s 80th birthday today. He was working on an album before his health deteriorated and “Rainbow Deux”, only available on double-vinyl, with Leon’s own watercolor art on the cover, came out in September of last year. Six of the songs, recorded in 2012 and 2013, were already issued on a Japanese-only…
Let’s hope that we will have an exciting festival season next year. More than anything else, going out to a club or spending time on a festival to see some live music are the things we miss the most. In a press statement of the unveiling of next year’s festival poster, the Montreux Jazz Festival…
Thanks to Chris Rizik, I just came across an amazing artist whose work should be much more popular. Indie soul singer, songwriter, and producer Whittington Still, who also happens to be a jewelry designer, actress, and talk-show host, has about half a dozen songs available and each one is a thrill. Her latest wonder is…
We’re finally back and ready to go after a devastating loss at the very beginning of the new year. And once again, music has proven to be a healing force. Thanks to Ralph Tee, a new chapter in the Luxury Soul series has been opened, with 35 new quality indie soul cuts on a luxurious…
Everyone uses Spotify these days. However, I have realized that tons of albums I was researching don’t exist there for whatever reasons. Which always makes me go back to my vinyl collection and spin some of those good old gems. This is going to be a loosely published review section of albums you won’t find…
“Slow motion is exactly what we need”, according to Kathy Kosins and Bob Baldwin who team up for a pretty soothing and warm “Let’s Rewind”, off of Bob’s new album “B Positive”, which also features Vincent Ingala and Saskia Laroo. Kathy’s soulful vocals and Bob’s jazzy piano are a perfect match on a tune which…