Sid Griffin's gentle new album is full of witty and ironic observations on love, war, and the music business.
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As Sting's musical 'The Last Ship' nears its Broadway premiere, the perennial pop star releases a live DVD of his own performances of the music.
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The Bonfire Set is a new folk rock group that both rocks with the best of them while offering songs designed to enlighten a new generation.
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'Somewhere Under Wonderland' is a welcome return to a band I truly relished for many years and am glad to hear once again.
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An album filled with the kind of music that deserves an audience.
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Phoebe Hunt is a singer who can do it all.
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Songsmith Christopher Denny bends his vibrato-heavy tenor and tune-building talent in interesting lyrical directions.
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The nuances and texture of her vocals make it hard to believe that Juliette Jules is only 16 years old.
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