Review: SOUL PICNIC: THE SONGS AND LEGACY OF LAURA NYRO at 92NY Is a Gem
by Rob Lester
- Mar 3, 2024
Soul Picnic: The Songs and Legacy of Laura Nyro concludes its weekend embrace led by Judy Kuhn with one more show Monday night at 92NY in Manhattan. The songs of Laura Nyro are worth remembering and relishing. Judy Kuhn and company do that. The 92NY show is rewarding and illuminating.
Review: Meg Flather Goes Home Again in PORTRAITS at Don't Tell Mama
by Ricky Pope
- Mar 1, 2024
As Thomas Wolfe tells us, you can’t go home again. Thankfully, cabaret singer/songwriter Meg Flather has ignored Mr Wolfe’s sage advice. Over the next few months, she is presenting a series of her most successful cabaret evenings in the Brick Room at Don’t Tell Mama which she has logically entitled “The Brick Room Tour.”
Shaina Hayes to Release 'Kindergarten Heart' LP This Friday
by Michael Major
- Feb 21, 2024
Montreal-based folk singer Shaina Hayes will release her highly anticipated new album Kindergarten Heart via Bonsound. A captivating blend of enthralling vocals, inviting melodies, and thought-provoking lyrics are braided together across the sophomore project as Hayes celebrates and honors the rekindling of childlike wonder.
Brea Fournier & The Dream Ballet to Debut 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl!' Album at City Winery
by Michael Major
- Feb 20, 2024
Manic Pixie Dream Girl! was conceptualized and written by Brea Fournier, produced by Barb Morrison, engineered by Jeremy Kinney, Matt Graff, Dan Malsch, and Sam Warfield, mixed by Jonathan Jetter, mastered by Randy Merrill, and features lead guitar by Ben Shanblatt, bass by Noah Rosner, drums/percussion by Sophia Bondi, and more.
Lily Meola Shares 'Over The Moon'
by Michael Major
- Feb 16, 2024
Lily Meola offers a raw and introspective glimpse into her personal journey about navigating depression within a relationship in “Over The Moon.” The piano on the track weaves a pensive harmony while the strings create an orchestral melancholy, enriching the emotional depth of the track with lush, sweeping arrangements.
Scott Guild Releases 'Boytoy' From 'Plastic: The Album'
by Michael Major
- Feb 13, 2024
The single celebrates the release of his debut novel, Plastic (Penguin Random House), the sister project to the album. Together the album and book lead audiences into a surreal near-future world, peopled by plastic figurines and filled with the perils of climate crisis and a recent nuclear war.
Effortless Lyricist Blair Lee Releases 'Grow'
by Michael Major
- Feb 8, 2024
Toronto's budding lyricist Blair Lee releases “Grow,” the fourth single from her newly announced EP. “Grow” pulls something hopeful out of the mundane; leisurely but with intent. Lee's fluid, breathy vocals exhale life into an introspective thought, but she isn't bogged down by it.
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