BenQ: Big monitor for your big life
BenQ is known for its entertainment industry chops in all kinds of display products. The company has made a name for itself in film and video circles by providing monitors … Read more
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Exclusive: STATE SONG CONTEST: Enter to win!
A songwriter originally from Bolton, Mississippi, Robert Connely Farr currently lives in Vancouver, BC, more-or-less diagonally across the continent. For the last two or three years, Connely has been mentored … Read more
Steven Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul at the Paramount
Photos by Debra Rothenberg We had a good idea what to expect after reading Iain Patience’s review of Van Zandt’s brilliant new CD, Summer of Sorcery, so missing the album … Read more
Premiere: The Iveys, The Color of Honey,
The Ivey siblings grew up on the family farm in the Rio Grande valley where their father raised cotton, alfalfa, pecans, and music-loving children. Influenced by Dad’s favorites like Bob … Read more
Joan Baez at the Beacon Theatre, NYC
Photos by Debra Rothenberg Without preamble or fuss, Joan Baez strode alone onto the Beacon stage and started the evening off with “Don’t Think Twice,” one of the many Dylan … Read more
Exclusive: Enter Contest: Submit a state song!
THIS MAN ENTERED TO WIN! Submit a state song, and one of 50 prizes could be yours! [Admit it, most state songs are dull.] Dennis McDonough, a musician with too many … Read more
Premiere: Southern Avenue: “The Tea I Sip”
We expect Southern Avenue to make another leap toward fame with their second album, Keep On, set for release May 10. The dynamic outfit has expanded its vision to embrace … Read more
Premiere: American Dreamer Go Where You Go
Austin, TX orchestral folk quintet American Dreamer craft compositions that glow from within with a soft, resinous warmth. Their latest album, Go Where You Go, ebbs and flows, mirroring human … Read more
Trombone Shorty Fest to aid new New Orleans’ musicians
Photos by Laura Carbone Going down to Jazzfest? For the next two weeks New Orleans is exploding with music from the fairgrounds to the after-hour bars, but one benefit show … Read more
Exclusive: LOVE LOVE Rhode Island, don’t you? CONTEST!
Chris Toppin asked Jefferson Riordan to come over and help her finish a murder-ballad she was working on—not your usual come-hither pitch—but the two clicked, and LOVE LOVE was born. … Read more
