Kimberly Bright

AUK’s Chain Gang: Johnny Cash “We’ll Meet Again”

June 26, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

Connecting to last week’s ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ by Charlie Rich, I could have chosen Slim Whitman’s ‘Just An Echo In The Valley,’ also written by Jimmy Campbell, Harry M. Woods, and Reginald Connelly. But I […]

The First Time: Kimberly Bright – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and The Thompson Twins, Indianapolis Convention Center, 3rd December 1985

June 14, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

I remember more about the circumstances around the Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark/Thompson Twins Tour for Future Days concert I attended in 1985 than the performances themselves, even though I was there as a die-hard OMD […]

Screenshot from a YouTube video of Rosie Flores and James Intveld on Art Fein's Poker Party

Classic Clips: Rosie Flores and James Intveld, “Let It Be Me,” Art Fein’s Poker Party, circa 1987

April 14, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

‘Art Fein’s Poker Party’ (aka ‘Lil Art’s Poker Party’), was a beloved public access cable TV show in Los Angeles that began in 1984, touted as the world’s only rock and roll talk show. It was […]

The New Pornographers “Continue As A Guest”

March 21, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

A.C. Newman looks for refuge from a chaotic world on the latest New Pornographers release, which includes a long-distance collaboration with Sadie Dupuis from Speedy Ortiz. What began as a splinter group, collective side project, or […]

The Mother Hips “When We Disappear”

March 3, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

Over thirty years into their career, The Mother Hips’ new album is adventurous, restless, and rock-influenced. The Mother Hips have been creating cosmic country rock-infused power pop for three decades, with one mid-career hiatus that is […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 1

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 0

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

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