Skinflick does a good job aping the Foo Fighters, while Krescent 4 similarly worships Soundgarden. The UK's The Papers aim for Neil Finn territory with their catchy pop-rock nugget "Lonely Being Beautiful," and Anton Glamb's "Subway" is lighthearted and amusing. Tracy Stark - an in-demand session keyboardist in New York indie circles and beyond - nails a nifty, jazzed-up adult contemporary vibe in "So Cool." Patti Witten evokes Roseanne Cash's smooth country-pop-rock style with the lovely, atmospheric "Black Butterfly," and Salme Dahlstrom's "Hello California" is crystalline, guilty-pleasure pop.
OUT AND ABOUT: When is a concert a community? When it's Meg Braun (no relation to Norine Braun) and Sharon Goldman's fundraiser for the Summersongs non-profit adult songwriters' camps, with which more and more top-shelf folk musicians are associating. Last night's concert at Makor in New York City included mini-sets from about a dozen artists, among them the monstrously talented Sloan Wainwright, who writes sophisticated and captivating songs and gives a singers' clinic every time she opens her mouth; bluesman Scott Ainslie, who held the audience spellbound with his Allman-esque voice and what may be the only song about the Vietnam War ever written for a children's record; and - she'll forgive me for this characterization - modern folk's eminence grise Christine Lavin who had the crowd in stitches as she often does. Spotted in the crowd were other tour-circuit stalwarts like serious funnyman Eric Schwartz and jazz-pop original Allison Tartalia... Speaking of Allison, she'll be performing tonight when my Soul of the Blues series continues at Night and Day in Brooklyn, along with Ian Thomas ( "Best Nostalgia-Free Revival Act of 2005," NY Press) and Adam Payne whose soulful "sound is as big as his afro." If you're in the NYC area tonight, it's a show - and a mural - not to be missed.
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1 - Lou
Hey, thanks for the great info! Can I rec a band? Sinch has been indie since they left Roadrunner a couple of years ago and they've been doing it mostly themselves with a little help from RockRidge Music and BackStage Pass Productions.
If ya haven't heard Sinch, you are missing some of the most original and way ahead of itself Alt-Rock music from Pennsylvania. (their song "Something More" scored well on the Billboard Charts)
This weekend, March 25th (on Saturday night) 10pm est, you can catch them live for free from Zakks in Murfreesboro, N.C. on a special webcast. Please tune in and show your support for this excellent band. Thanks! and Thanks for all your info on this Blog....Lou
2 - Lou
..almost forgot...Sinch can be found at the weblink here or go to: www.sinch.net to link up to the webcast! Thanks!