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In the liner notes for Auburn Sunset, Joey Ortega thanks vocalist Kirk Johnson for convincing him to record the album, but aside from the inspiration, laying the album down on […]

In the liner notes for Auburn Sunset, Joey Ortega thanks vocalist Kirk Johnson for convincing him to record the album, but aside from the inspiration, laying the album down on […]

The sounds of the space age in the intro that kicks off Secret Mezzanine’s Passing Dreams hint at a modernist ambition in the duo’s music, and the album’s track listing, […]

Mark Allen has modest goals for his self-released, self-titled EP: he just wants to sell the CDs he’s having produced. Despite the opportunities offered by the digital world, Allen isn’t […]

Earlier this year, Mark Allen teased his planned release of a full-length album of original material with a three-song EP of straight-ahead classic rock. Now that full-length album is here, […]

Don’t be too concerned by the title of Jon Durnell’s new album. Although the album’s songs offer plenty of clarity, there’s very little chaos to be found anywhere among the […]

Funk is in the middle of a resurgence right now, no doubt about it, but funk of the slick, uptown variety is not the kind that Shoeshine Tommy play. The […]

Guitarist Patrick Brown says that when he thought about starting his own band, he had a vision of incorporating the influence of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Who, Van […]

When 20-year-old singer/songwriter Hannah Beck won the top prize at this summer’s Sonshine Festival tournament, a nationally recognized Christian music competition, it was merely the latest milestone in a professional […]