Review: "Good Boys Don't" by Skye by Mark Kirby, While having a quiet meal at an out-of-the way Italian place and talking with my bartender, Wade, one of his down-low-on-a-Sunday customers was looking at some CDs produced by her rapper ex-boyfriend. She didn't have a guitar but she had wine and liquor-fueled honesty, and an audience of one woman, three gay men and me.
Mashed Buddha, Electro and Four Keys To Zen: Rise of the Human Being
Mashed Buddha, Electro and Four Keys To Zen: Rise of the Human Being by Mark Kirby, Electronica and the rise of machines in music, like machines everywhere, are moving to include, eclipse, and displace people and the human touch. iPods replace DJ's in clubs. A buddy of mine pointed out that from Broadway to Las Vegas, living musicians are being replaced by synthesizers and drum machines. Karaoke is now considered an art form and folks who pay $50 to $500 to see a "live show" see a "band" playing computer music. And if there is a live band, as in the case of, say, Beyonce's ongoing tour, the musicians interface with and are subservient to, the almighty machine in the form of click tracks, videos and other special effects.
Amy Speace Steps Out of the Shade w/ Songs for Bright Street
Amy Speace Steps Out of the Shade w/ Songs for Bright Street By Timothy Peters, The picture of a radiant Amy Speace that graces the cover of her equally radiant new CD, Songs for Bright Street, captures the Jersey City-based singer/songwriter in a candid moment, laughing broadly, her right hand either doffing or trying on a straw hat of the vaguely urban cowgirl variety.
Event Review: Ben Carroll At The Living Room, New York City, December 15, 2006
by Susan Frances, Acoustic blues, pop, jazz, folk, gospel, and a cappella is easily managed in the hands of singer-songwriter Ben Carroll. Originally from Washington, D.C., and presently a resident of New York City, Ben performed at Manhattan's renowned indie rock club The Living Room to a packed house. Accompanying Ben on bass guitar was good friend Greg Richardson and his young daughter, Noelya Richardson, on handclaps and toe tapping backbeats.
Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA - November 10, 2006 by Simon Burger, The announcement of a new Primus tour must have spawned excitement in metal and jam band fanatics alike. Primus hasn't toured since 2004 and hasn't released an album since 1999, but fans are still as strong as ever. The release of a new greatest hits disc has Les Claypool and the gang touring again in between the myriad of projects that Claypool undertakes at any given time.
Good Boys Don't" by Skye 
Review: "Good Boys Don't" by Skye by Mark Kirby, 
While having a quiet meal at an out-of-the way Italian place and talking with my bartender, Wade, one of his down-low-on-a-Sunday customers was looking at some CDs produced by her rapper ex-boyfriend. She didn't have a guitar but she had wine and liquor-fueled honesty, and an audience of one woman, three gay men and me.
by Susan Frances, 
Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA - November 10, 2006 by Simon Burger,