Album Name: Cutthtroat Standards and Black Pop Artist: Abby Travis Year/Label: 2000 / Educational Recordings [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell On this, her second album, Abby Travis blends cabaret, pop and rock. Her velvety voice adorns songs…
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Album Review: Steady Pull by Jonatha Brooke
Album Name: Steady Pull Artist: Jonatha Brooke Year/Label: 2001 / Bad Dog Records [Buy at Amazon] A Review by Scott (Full Fledged Strangers member) Although I pre-ordered the CD and DVD of “Steady Pull” I only received the CD in…
Album Review: Signing Einstein by Signing Einstein
Album Name: Signing Einstein Artist: Signing Einstein Year/Label: 2001 / JNI Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Signing Einstein’s debut album has a very nice sound. The opener “Edward Teach” has a suitably dramatic lyric about piracy and a great…
Album Review: Thread Bone Bare by Sarina Simoom
Album Name: Thread Bone Bare Artist: Sarina Simoom Year/Label: 2000 Velveteen Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sarina Simoom’s debut album is a rare and beautiful thing. Singer Jenna Herbst’s nimble voice scales unbelievable heights easily. The music is both…
Album Review: Anchor by Trespassers William
Album Name: Anchor Artist: Trespassers William Year/Label: 1999 / Sonikwire Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell It is important for an album to open with a good track that manages to hold the listeners attention. On this count Trespassers William…
Album Review: Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris
Album Name: Red Dirt Girl Artist: Emmylou Harris Year/Label: 2000 / WEA/Atlantic, Nonesuch Review by Anne Deming I was first introduced to the music of Emmylou Harris in the fall of 1999. A friend insisted I borrow “Wrecking Ball” (1995)…
Album Review: Temperamental Angel by Gilli Moon
Album Name: Temperamental Angel Artist: Gilli Moon Year/Label: 2001 / Orchard Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Gilli Moon’s second album opens with a spoken word piece that’s reminiscent of Laurie Anderson. Then the rest of the record unfolds and reveals…
Spotlight on: Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer Sarah Harmer is the youngest of six children born to farmer Clem Harmer and his school teacher wife, Isabelle. She grew up on a hundred-acre farm near Hamilton, Ontario. Sarah’s first solo performance was at church at the…
Spotlight on: Emm Gryner
Emm Gryner Emm Gryner was born in 1975 in Sarnia, Ontario. She began writing songs at age 10. When she was 21 years old Emm started her own record label “Dead Daisy Records”. It only took a couple of years…
Spotlight on: Alice Marie
Alice Marie Arts writer Gary Turner says of Alice Marie’s debut CD Equilibrium, “Her piano melodies and haunting lyrics are captivating. This is an intriguing offering from what is sure to become a sought-after talent.” Tina Shafer, coordinator of the…