New York Lounge Funk
With only one previous album to its credit, Dreemtime recently rocked the legendary Bitter End nightclub in New York . Independent soul guru Phil Driver recently showcased tracks from the act’s sophomore disc New York Lounge Funk to a worldwide radio audience. All the praise from fans and critics is justified. Dreemtime’s mastermind, keyboardist Klive […]
TNJP
Detroit ‘s musical scene is typical for a city of its size. There are thousands of bands and players performing in every genre. History tells us that for every Motown act that made it big in the 1960s, there were hundreds of acts on smaller labels that never made it beyond regional status. Those bands […]
Starz
If there is one child of the seventies to be found these days, it is Eddie Sea . On his debut Moon City , the Chicago-based producer/songwriter transported the listener to a decade when music was free of auto tunes and filled with pure joy. And why mess with precious memories? Sea’s follow-up disc, Starz, […]
Lovestories
A couple of years ago, I heard British songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson being interviewed by Terry Gross on the NPR show Fresh Air about his CD 1,000 Years of Popular Music. The CD features songs from the 11th Century until the present time. It also includes a song that is the definition of a […]
The Art of Love
As a child, KG was introduced to classical, jazz and soul music by her parents. That gift of music turned out to be KG’s best friend that carried her through the joys and pains of her childhood. From a classically trained pianist by age five to a finalist in South African Idol at age sixteen, […]
Hustlers, Killers and Thieves
A lot of artists grew up admiring the music of James Brown. I imagine that if you’re a musician from Augusta , Ga. that the Godfather of Soul is the standard bearer. Some artists might run from that legacy, but as the album Hustlers, Killers and Thieves proves, Greg Hester embraces it. What else can […]
The Lost Files (2009)
Two songs on Where I Wanna Be, Donell Jones’ second album, tell the listener a great deal about the Chicago based singer’s career. With it’s street-wise swagger, hip-hop influenced beats and catchy hook, "You Know What’s Up," is a song that set the path for the future of R&B music when it dropped in late […]
Early (2009)
Georgia Anne Muldrow once told MV Remix magazine: "Creativity all depends on how I feel." After listening to Early, I would say Muldrow was born to be a free creative spirit. The twenty-two year old singer/songwriter/musician never spares her feelings, no matter what she sings about. Muldrow’s mix of free jazz, hip-hop, soul and stimulating […]
Fire Storm (2009)
Trumpeter Tyrone "Ty G." Griffin is one of those artists who have seemingly worked with everybody over a 30 plus year career in professional music. He served in the studio as an engineer with people like Freddie Hubbard and Joni Mitchell. He was a trumpeter and background singer for the Brothers Johnson before hooking up […]
Looking Glass (2009)
Dwayne’s Looking Glass is a respect-your-elders type of album. Dwayne, a native New Yorker, is a young brother who likely grew up hearing funky bass playing, blaring horns, soulful Hammond B3 organ playing and some high-powered drumming around the house. He liked what he heard and decided that’s the kind of music he wanted to […]
