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Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy. He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.
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Kellie Loder “When We Kiss” – A romantic night leads to a romantic song

February 9, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Kellie Loder ramps up the romance on her new single ‘When We Kiss’. Loder’s lyrics perfectly capture the giddy exhilaration of a newly found love. Her breathy delivery is a meditation on the boundless possibilities that […]
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Geneviève Racette “Same Old Me” – Lonesome steel, a string quartet and a meditative look at self-doubt

February 8, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Geneviève Racette wrestles with self-doubt on her new single ‘Same Old Me’.   Featuring some incredibly subtle pedal steel playing by Matt Kelly (City and Color) the song is a quiet reflection following a social event that […]
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Rob Jones & The Restless Dream “January Man” – Laurel Canyon by way of Manchester

February 7, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Rob Jones & The Restless Dream relive a lonely New Year’s Eve in their new single ‘January Man’. This is one of three singles being in the early months of 2024. A former school teacher and […]
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Kitty Coen “Cadillac” – Witch Rock in the Texas Desert

February 5, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Urban pop gets rural with Kitty Coen’s ‘Cadillac’.   Spaghetti Western guitars float behind Coen’s breathy vocals as she spins a tale of foreboding.  The production sounds at times like Lana Del Rey being produced by Stuart […]
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Josh Fortenbery “Sewing the Same Seam” – Hot bluegrass from a cold climate

February 2, 2024 Ed Donnelly 1
‘Sewing the Same Seam’ is the lead single from Josh Fortenbery’s upcoming album ‘No Such Thing as Forever’.   From the first raspy fiddle note until the end of the song, this is salt of the earth […]

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]
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A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

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“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

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  • For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

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As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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