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 […]
Sharen Wendy Robertson successfully blends genres on From My Heart To Yours CD
Sharen Wendy Robertson is something of an internet star. The Massachusetts South Shore native receives thousands of hits on YouTube and her CD s sell like hotcake on the web. Robertson recently released her first CD of commercially viable songs. From My Heart To Yours is loaded with genre bending, genre crossing, ear tugging tunes […]
Darlene Bailey pleases the ear and heart on Wrenches And Rags CD
Darlene Bailey’s recent CD release Wrenches And Rags is a testament to the stories of her extended family. Bailey sings in a warm tone that reveals how she has embraced, with much emotion, her family and her family history. Wrenches And Rags opens with “Hello, Old Bureau,” a song a little too mellow for an […]
Tevellus CD Blue Star rocks out with blend of eastern and western instruments
Tevellus released their new CD Blue Star within recent weeks and the celebratory CD Release Party in Rhode Island went over big. It is hard to define exactly what genre Tevellus is, but they are good. Wild funk beats and exotic foreign music races through all of the mostly instrumental 16 tracks on Blue Star. […]
R.I. honky tonk queen Joanne Lurgio graces on Nothing Remains The Same CD
Joanne Lurgio sings and plays a heartfelt collection of honky tonk roots tunes on her latest CD Nothing Remains The Same. Lurgio not only has a beautifully strong voice to display. She is a crafty songwriter with a knack for keeping country roots music fun while also stepping out into classy, meaning of life ballads […]
Gil Correia Band score big on debut CD Tattoos & Blues
Gil Correia Band’s debut CD Tattoos And Blues is loaded with the particular brand of punchy, driving blues-rock Correia and his boys are known for. It doesn’t hurt that Correia’s hard scrabble life gives him a bit of tough guy confidence while filling these numbers with soulful verisimilitude. His rough Massachusetts accent fits right in […]
Tester rock out on new CD King Of The World
Tester recently released their King Of The World CD, and it certainly rocks out in a range somewhere between metal and 1970s hard rock. This music niche works for Tester. Their sound is huge, strong, and rocking yet always accessible. Opening track “Look What You’ve Done” gives the sledgehammer pounding rhythm section, dizzying, speedy guitars, […]
Patti DeRosa emotes with style on new live CD Packing My Bags
Singer-songwriter Patti DeRosa has released “Packing My Bags,” a lively and lovely document of her live performances. DeRosa has named this live disc after its opening track. As a musician, DeRosa is always packing her bags to play gigs. Traveling informs much of DeRosa’s songwriting, and so this packing bags theme works on numerous levels. […]
This Blue Heaven shine on new CD QuickSandGlass
This Blue Heaven is a keyboard driven pop-rock band with a girl singer and sprightly melodies. On this debut CD QuickSandGlass, the quintet, who don’t sound like anybody else, offer up plenty of pleasant ditties. Vocalist MacKenzie Outlund’s pretty voice has an ethereal quality that sounds like she is floating just above the band. She […]
