MUSIC REVIEWS

John Dorsch’s “Elevation” (LP) 

John Dorsch is the epitome of a musician’s musician. He hasn’t headlined stadiums with his various bands or hit the top of the Billboard charts playing electric guitar. He’s spent decades, however, perfecting his art for his edification and generations of appreciative local audiences without ever resting on his laurels. …

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Will Rainier “Wobble in the Moon” (LP) 

The blending of indie singer/songwriter feel, and country music influences heard on Will Rainier’s Wobble in the Moon represents a newfound maturity in his recording output. Rainier has long loomed as a formidable talent in the indie music world with a score of releases, solo and otherwise, to his credit. The ten …

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Jason Freddi “Dreaming Australia” (LP) 

It’s always invigorating discovering a singer/songwriter that you haven’t heard of before. There’s a thrill for music devotees when you hear them for the first time. You take in their musical idiosyncrasies with surprise, listen for distinctive turns of phrases, and draw common reference points with other artists, if such …

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Alias Wayne Releases “Fubar” (EP)

Often as vulnerable in tone as any of the actual lyrics in the songs they’re featured in are, the strings we find in the new record from Ranzel X Kendrick, Alias Wayne’s Fubar, are a crucial element of communication that is inarguably at the foundation of every stitch of material presented …

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