Jesca (yes, born ‘Jessica’) Hoop is originally from Santa Rosa, California. I feel like I’ve known of her forever. I think I first heard of her when I learned she was the nanny to Tom Waits’ children. Her music is…
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Artist Rec :: Hannah Fury
Today’s Recommendation is Hannah Fury. I first learned of Hannah Fury in 2003 when she sent me her album, The Thing That Feels. I reviewed it, and called it “a thing of beauty” and “dark and beautiful”. The album made…
Featured Artist :: Liza Anne
This week’s featured artist is Liza Anne. I discovered her many years ago and really love her music. She has a new record out now too! Click for full story, photo, links. etc. Liza Anne was born Elizabeth Anne Odachowski…
Discovery :: Gordi
Gordi is a pop-folk singer and producer based in Australia. Sophie Payten (her given name) according to Wikipedia “worked at Prince of Wales Hospital as a doctor, after completing her medical studies at The University of New South Wales in…
Discovery :: Overcoats
Overcoats is a New York-based electronic-pop duo consisting of singer-songwriters Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell. They met on their first day of freshman year at Wesleyan University where they sat next to each other in an ‘Intro to Anthropology’ class.…
Discovery :: Katzenjammer
katz·en·jam·mernounINFORMAL•DATEDconfusion; uproar.a hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.plural noun: katzenjammers However, my Alexa pronounces it: KAHTZ-en-yahmmah – which appears to be the German pronunciation. In German, it means Cats Wail (or Caterwaul) Per Wikipedia: “Katzenjammer was an English-language…
Lotte Kestner
This is by no means a new artist. You might remember a band called Trespassers William from way back in the late 90s-early 00s. I was obsessed with their 2002 release, Different Stars. It was so beautiful and calming. I went…
Samantha Crain Spotlight and New Music
I first discovered Samantha Crain back in 2012 when I went on the Cayamo Cruise. Which is a whole other story for another time. I “studied” ahead of time buying all her released music so that I would be familiar…
Discovery :: Wyvern Lingo
Wyvern Lingo is an Irish band from Bray, Ireland in County Wicklow. It consists of Caoimhe Barry on vocals and drums, Karen Cowley on vocals, synth, and bass, and Saoirse Duane on vocals and guitar. From their website: Wyvern…
Discovery :: Cannelle
Cannelle is cinnamon in French. It’s also the name of a great musician. I’ve known Melissa Oliveri personally for a few years now. But recently she started sharing her musical abilities with the world and I wanted to make sure…