Summer Dennis & Rhymes is the name of the duo made up of singer Summer Dennis and musician Bill Moore. The two write their songs together, and Moore’s lush, multi-genre tracks are the perfect accompaniment to Dennis’s rich expressions of affairs of the heart. The classically trained Summer Dennis is a beautiful, curvaceous young woman… Read more »
Thor Simonsen is a creative entrepreneur and the mastermind behind Ajungi (AH-YUNG-EE), a collective made up of 19 Nunavut singer-songwriters whose debut album is being released today (November 22). The idea for the recording project came to Simonsen via his role as Creative Director of Hitmakerz, a record company in Iqaluit that supports the development… Read more »
Bree Taylor is a Canadian singer-songwriter of pop-inspired country tunes full of authentic feeling and deep affirmations of life and love. The just-released video for her song “Drive” is a delightful road trip full of fun, natural beauty, and the joy of female camaraderie. Taylor recently took the time to answer Wanda Waterman’s questions about… Read more »
Rebel Rampage is a California-based power trio with an outspoken rancour for the current American leadership. Their mission statement is “Armed with words and music to resist oppression by the government and inspire change for equality and justice,” and they were active in drumming up opposition to the Republican Party in the recent midterm elections…. Read more »
BlissBliss is the husband-and-wife duo Lang and Renee Bliss, music industry veterans known for a sophisticated, jazzy-pop sound that’s the perfect vehicle for their upbeat, triumphant-sounding lyrics. The couple manifests a glowing positive energy that’s utterly infectious. A case in point: A video of one of the songs, “Right Where You Are,” is just the… Read more »
Sydney Wright is a live sound engineer and singer-songwriter now working in Austin, Texas. Her songs reach for deep emotions and leave the listener with an abiding sense of joyful hope. Her debut album, Seiche (watch the enthralling video of her song “You Can Stay” here) is set for release on November 9. Wright was… Read more »
L.A.-based singer, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lavender Fields is both classically trained and completely free of artistic inhibitions. Wide open to musical influences of all sorts (including sounds she encountered on a trip to India), she uses the Moog, the flute, and her own voice to create original soundscapes that soothe, heal, and enlighten. She’s… Read more »
Alternative folk artist Calvin Arsenia is an intensely inventive creator and a truly original mind, mixing genres and instruments (including the Celtic harp) to create vibrant, engaging music. He recently released the single, “Headlights,” from his project-in-process Cantaloupe, a mix of music, art, and performance. In “Headlights” he describes his difficult ascent to the wisdom… Read more »
Steven Blane is a New York-based singer who writes his songs in a vintage jazz chanteur style, accompanying himself on the acoustic guitar, ukulele, and piano. He’s written an off-off-broadway rock opera, acted in a broadway show, and produced audio-books, among numerous other adventures. His sixth album, So New York, has just been released, and… Read more »
Electric blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Hamish Anderson calls himself a student of “the three kings:” blues royalty Albert King, B.B. King, and Freddie King, and in fact Anderson was the last act to open for B.B. King before the blues icon passed away. Having moved from his native Australia to Los Angeles to steep himself… Read more »