Behold the intensely smart, womanist, ascendant, electronic statement single from LA-based songstress and historian Surrija. Inspired to create— and potentially change the world in the process— by painter Pablo Picasso, aspiring surrealist Surrija moved in her own blue period to Barcelona and cubistically composed her debut album, only to find out there that the Spanish …
Month: February 2020
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The HorrorPops Long Awaited Return to Seattle Brings a Maxed Out Crowd to El Corazon, by Holly Homan
Several months have passed since I last attended a concert. Most everyone who came through town I’d already seen many times and I longed for something new. That opportunity came when I learned the HorrorPops were coming on February 7th. After a seven-year hiatus, the HorrorPops were returning. I first saw them live in 2003 …
I clipped the following quote and it sat on my dresser for a short while. I cannot remember the source and I do not recall the writer. “But what I find most abhorrent about lawyers is how they play games, use word tricks, set traps, are not so much after justice as after winning, outfoxing …
“Don’t you love, ‘us?’ My fault I fear…” While I was searching for the Van Morrison-Chet Baker version displayed above I discovered this live take (below) of Sarah Vaughan doing the same tune. Van and Chet have their moments, particularly Chet’s subtle horn emoting under Van’s cooler than usual voice, and their version should have …
This weekend I have two of my most challenging gigs. And it represents some pretty awesome news. Over the last two weeks Tony Verhey, his son, and the amazing women that tend his bar taught me to be a bartender. From scratch. He asked me what I knew about bartending and I told him the truth. …
Founded on the notion of waking up within one’s own dreams, “Silent Sleeper” is a tale of bringing the peaceful bliss of desired reality out from the mind into the shared experience of day-to-day life. Throughout the journey of the single, Kendra & the Bunnies transports us into a trance-like musical experience. Like the sound …
“Heart of Mine was recorded in 2016 at Kleine Audiowelt at Sandhausen, Germany and produced by Daniel Deboy (The Late Call). Percussion was added by Peter Hinz. This song is about fear, anxiety and panic but also hope and finding a way out. Annika writes about the songwriting process: “I was lying in bed, worrying. …
This song was at one Youtube view when I first clicked on it. Let’s watch that number of views grow into the millions. “By the way, why is that song called “Danny’s Run”? When Stella and I in the 80s were making a living with jingles and film music, one of our clients was an …
ADAF by Noisebody We’re so happy to share with you ADAF, Noisebody’s first release on Openers Records, and a video for “Stolen Pleasure”. Noisebody, the keyboard fronted pop outfit based in Louisville, creates an aquatic world full of soft wavy keyboards and a beat that keeps the damn boat moving. Noisebody has been steadily releasing music over …