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Eric Alexandrakis “Silver Moon” – a nod to Papa Nez
Mike Nesmith’s passing at the tail end of 2021 was a sad note in a year of sad notes, and it affected Eric Alexandrakis to the extent that he recorded a tribute to him the next […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Richie Havens Albums
Richie Havens was the real deal, a singer with a great voice, a distinctive guitar player with a truly destructive power – rare would be the gig that passed without at least one busted string, a […]
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Zach Harjo “Cemetery Dreams” – we’re on a road to nowhere
Laying out some Powerpop credentials on his new album ‘Black Moon‘ is Seattle based songwriter, painter, and sculptor Zach Harjo. It’s no surprise that his music should move in that direction as Zach Harjo was a […]
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Sarah King “Blame It On The Booze” – it is no excuse
Sarah King’s recent A/B sider release featured as the A-side ‘Blame it on the Booze‘ a song that the New England Music Awards Songwriter of the Year for 2021 explains is drawn from life. As she […]
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Track Premiere: Barrel Flash “Between The Lines”
We’re starting a new year of Tracks with a premiere from Barrel Flash who are a Minneapolis/St. Paul-based trio consisting of Julia Brown on vocals and piano, Ross Johnson on vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, harmonica and Priscilla […]