Dream Girls
A musical group arises in the glory days of soul music and nearly implodes when the lead singer is replaced.
A musical group arises in the glory days of soul music and nearly implodes when the lead singer is replaced.
An hour of non-stop show tunes.
Carl F. Gauze takes in an intimate show with the wonderful Rebecca Fischer, performing Make Someone Happy as part of the Orlando Shakes Courtyard Cabaret Series.
Keep For Cheap (Refresh Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Indulgence (Desperate Spirits). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Static songs from a dynamic performer fill the house at this minimalist cabaret.
The soul and jazz sounds of Orlando’s best jazz musicians invades the lobby of the Winter Park Playhouse.
Holidays and pink slips lead to fine singing and a heartwarming finish in this musical holiday special.
A new cabaret series at Winter Park Playhouse emphasized African American artists and music.
Local starlet Natalie Cordone makes her 9th cabaret appearance, beating out longtime rival Kevin Kelly.
Monica Titus sings the romantic blues in this intimate caberet.
Learn about the roots of pop mega-star Shaina Twain and see her earliest dance numbers in glorious restored VHS!
Innundir Skinni (One Little Indian). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Inspiration (Self released). Review by Carl F Gauze.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.