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Show Review: Hayden Pedigo & Jens Kuross (Parker Theater, 10/26/2025)
Two artists with spectacular 2025 album releases; Hayden Pedigo (I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away) and Jens Kuross (Crooked Songs); joined forces this fall on a 33-date tour across…
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Go Kurosawa – “autowalk”
“autowalk” is the debut solo single from Go Kurosawa, the former drummer and vocalist of Kikagaku Moyo, and founder of the Guruguru Brain label, offering an early glimpse into his…
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Cochemea – “Omeyocan”
With “Omeyocan,” Cochemea offers a welcome counterpoint to this month’s frenetically joyful lead single and title track “Ancestros Futuros” from his upcoming album, dialing the energy back into a steadier…
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Eydís Evensen – “Eternal”
Icelandic pianist and post-classical composer Eydís Evensen has released “Eternal,” an ode to winter and darkness. Eydís Evensen’s delicate piano work and the seductive, breathy trumpet played by Ari Bragi…
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Zoh Amba – “Fruit Gathering”
Zoh Amba, a New York-based baritone saxophonist, has a new single that brings a welcome change of pace in a world filled with so much anxiety. The free-form, almost jazz-like…
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Show Review: Ichiko Aoba (The Wiltern, 4/27/2025)
Earlier this year, Ichiko Aoba unveiled her meditative album Luminescent Creatures, a sonic exploration of collective experience and the delicate balance between the self and a shared consciousness (album review…
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Kara-Lis Coverdale – “Daze”
Coverdale holds the philosophy that “voice is beyond human,” masterfully putting to sound her thoughts and feelings.
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Ichiko Aoba – Luminescent Creatures
The mix of simplicity and depth in Luminescent Creatures makes for a truly captivating listening experience, highlighting Ichiko Aoba’s talent for blending personal reflection with a universal sense of connection.
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Phelles – “Azure”
Phelles creates a blend of African and Middle Eastern sounds in “Azure”, out now on Argentina-based label AMITABHA Records.
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Maia Friedman – “New Flowers”
Last week Maia Friedman released “New Flowers” ahead of her upcoming sophomore album. The singles released so far make it clear that she is elevating her musical compositions.
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Show Review: The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis (Soda Bar, 9/5/2024)
The collaboration between The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis is something of a masterclass in musical alchemy. By uniting four talented musicians from diverse backgrounds, the group has created a…
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Show Review: Hayden Pedigo (HOB San Diego, 2/27/2024)
You ever walk into a room and something or someone strikes you and grabs your immediate attention? The someone is Hayden Pedigo, the something is his guitar playing. He sits…
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Premiere + Q&A: Chaand Soorij
Today, Chaand Soorij released his debut album – Wahid. Wahid is a collection of dynamic collaborations; each song featuring a different artist, and each song having it’s own unique story and…
