Initially, I had been contemplating about introducing an artist with pulsating high energy tunes - but during these wee hours of the night, as I sit, curled up and shivering beneath the single layer of my deflated (but full of intent) comforter - a soft wistful chord feels a bit more appealing over what now […]

The last couple of years have brought a good deal of attention to the Dap Kings, the Brooklyn, NY, based retro soul band. Over the last decade or so, this group has been able to succesfully capture the energy, the groove, and the sound of funk and soul music of the late 60s - early […]

This Aussie one man band, with the occasional accompaniment of a second drummer, puts on, hands down, one of the best live shows I have ever seen. After doing close to a year long stint in Australia working for a concert ticketing and promotion company in Sydney, I definitely heard the name, “Xavier” more than […]