CHRISTOPHER ARDRA CREATES ‘WORLD TO GET LOST IN’ ON SECOND ALBUM
Some musicians create albums that are not just a series of songs, but a sonic universe for listeners to immerse themselves in. That's what Christopher Ardra built on "Saw It In A Dream," his second al...
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JOANNE OPENS ITS DOORS TO UNDISCOVERED ARTISTS
An Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side is an unlikely place to find a future pop superstar, but alongside eggplant meatballs and chicken scarpariello, Joanne Trattoria is offering a space for un...
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BRAISON CYRUS: ‘I’M EXACTLY WHERE I WANT TO BE’
Braison Cyrus intended someone to sing his new songs, but he didn't expect it would be him. Writing a song for his sister Noah and others for the country superstar Orville Peck, the 31-year-old eventu...
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PARISIAN JAZZ SINGER GABI HARTMANN’S ‘LONG JOURNEY’ COMES TO NORTH AMERICA
On Gabi Hartmann's second album, "La femme aux yeux de sel (Le long voyage)" -- in English, "The Girl with Salt Eyes (The Long Journey)" -- the Parisian jazz vocalist tells the story of a woman named ...
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SWEET, CARRYING ON GLAM ROCK LEGACY, TO ‘BLITZ’ PENN’S PEAK
With sugary melodies, insistent rhythms and a flashy look, British band Sweet was one of the major players in the glam rock movement of the early '70s. Hits like "Ballroom Blitz," "Fox on the Run" and...
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FOR DAVID BOWIE COLLABORATOR GAIL ANN DORSEY, IT TAKES ALL KINDS TO MAKE NEW MUSIC
Growing up in the '60s and '70s, Gail Ann Dorsey had plans that, to her mom, "were very different than anything she could imagine," as Dorsey puts it now. "But she was a very tolerant mom and very coo...
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AL SMITH PUTS COLLABORATORS IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH DEBUT EP
Al Smith has made his mark in the music world by supporting other artists' vision, providing drums and keyboards for artists like Hiss Golden Messenger, Madeline Hawthorne and Tom Hamilton. On the fir...
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STEVE MORSE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF GUITAR
For Steve Morse, the renowned guitarist of Dixie Dregs and Deep Purple fame, the concept of triangulation is at the heart of his long-running, three-piece band. So much so, that he selected it for the...
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COCTEAU TWINS’ SIMON RAYMONDE: ‘WHAT A BRILLIANT BAND TO BE A PART OF’
In Simon Raymonde's autobiography "In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me," the development of post-punk music and culture in the late '70s and early '80s into what would become known as "alternative"...
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MY MORNING JACKET’S CARL BROEMEL TALKS UPCOMING ‘WEIRD LOST ALBUM’ WITH TYLER RAMSEY
Nearly 12 years ago, Carl Broemel took notice of fellow guitarist Tyler Ramsey when their bands were touring together. Before Broemel's My Morning Jacket would take the stage, he would home in on Rams...
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