Ashley Jordan releases winsome sophomore country CD Liquid Words
Ashley Jordan’s sophomore CD Liquid Words is a well-crafted country-folk-pop amalgamation. It works because Jordan successfully welds the roots of those music genres with the sheer beauty of her voice. Hers in the voice that remains sweet in its raw, unpretentiousness, one that holds up solidly among much gritty, roots-inflected instrumentation. Jordan opens with her […]
Steve Allain offers tender themes, flinty acoustic music on new CD Thirteen
North Providence’s singer-songwriter Steve Allain offers a lot of tender themes and flinty acoustic music on his new CD Thirteen. His themes are a roadmap of the human heart and his acoustic and electric sounds are the warm vibes that pull you into this tales. His rangy unique, emotive timbre projects a huge amount of […]
Yoko Miwa Trio recorded lovely Live At Scullers Jazz Club CD
Yoko Miwa Trio have released their Live At Scullers Jazz Club CD to highlight the young jazz pianist. Live At Scullers Jazz Club is the fourth CD released by Miwa since she became a regular player in Boston’s jazz scene. Originally from Kobe, Japan, Miwa came to Boston in the 1990s to study at Berklee […]
Jamie Lynn Hart debut CD Anticipate loaded with mass appeal
After already building up name recognition in greater-Boston through her live shows, new young artist Jamie Lynn Hart has released her debut CD Anticipate, and it is full of catchy moments indicating large promise. It is easy to imagine many of these songs finding greater and greater sized audiences for Hart. The singer opens with […]
Self-Proclaimed Rockstars rediscover the fire in rock and roll
The Self-Proclaimed Rockstars recently released this high energy rocker CD Postcards From Purgatory. A Wakefield, Massachusetts-based power rock quintet have come up with nine hefty, uptempo, turbo charged tunes. The band members are Johnny Malone – vocals and Synth; Mick Greenwood – guitar and vocals; Ryan Savary – guitar and bass; James Hogg- bass and […]
Lori Diamond & Fred Abatelli drive home tender feelings on winning CD True
Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli have combined their talents to release their duo debut CD True. True features Eleven singer-songwriter tracks written by both artists and the pair do a fine job keeping each other at the top of their games. True has a warmer vibe than Diamond’s previous CD Mystery. True also has a […]
Evan Goodrow Band smack it out of the ballpark on Say It CD
Evan Goodrow Band’s latest CD release Say It is a fantastic collection of funk, soul, and R&B originals. Though funk has always been the backbone of everything Goodrow does, he and his trio stretch out into other territories this time around. His vocals are as smooth as his blues eyes soul music has ever been, […]
Anthony Geraci does it in style with sophomore CD Serendipity
Anthony Geraci has just released his second solo jazz CD Serendipity, and the disc is loaded with cool jazz piano and strikingly interesting original compositions. The keyboard man from Sugar Ray And The Blue Tones has a blast tinkling his fanciful melodies and icy cool chords amidst a who’s who of some of greater-Boston’s finest […]
Roots Nation announce themselves grandly with debut CD Temperature’s Risin’
Roots Nation has released their debut reggae album Temperature’s Risin.’ The title track is a hefty dose of reggae beat, pulsating, a living, breathing thing that makes you want to move your feet. Leader Greg Pearlman sounds like he’s from the islands in his vocal phrasing. He has a lot of charm in his approach, […]
Cheryl Aruda releases classy CD Unrequited Love Songs
Blues vocalist Cheryl Aruda has been toiling in relative obscurity for too long now. Her debut CD Unrequited Love Songs demonstrates that she is an artist with true vocal fire and songwriting prowess. Opening song “You’re Supposed To Be In Love With Me” dances right in with a knobby, palpable bass line. Aruda’s sultry voice […]
