Nora Jean Wallace has a voice that was made to sing the blues, a voice that will knock you off your feet and demand your attention and thank goodness for that. After taking a break from singing to care for her mother, she returns full force with an album, Nora Jean Wallace – Blues Woman, released by Severn Records, Inc. label that is absolutely stunning. Joining Nora Jean are Kim Wilson, Johnny Moeller, David Earl, Steve Gomes, Kevin Anker, Steve …
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High-quality extra virgin olive oil, affectionately known as EVOO, is like liquid gold for professional chefs and dedicated home cooks. With a rise in the organic farm movement we were thrilled to find The Trentasette Collection Organic EVOO, which is USDA Organic certification, OU Kosher certified, and is Non-GMO imported from Italy by the company, Italian Products & Beyond that is the perfect complement to your organic farmers markets finds. Used for dipping, drizzling, cooking, sauteing or finishing, we loved …
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The latest release Ain’t Done Yet from legendary band Savoy Brown continues a decade long approach that lead singer / songwriter / guitarist Kim Simmonds has taken the band through. The Blues Rock sound of Savoy Brown is one of the longest running in existence. The latest 10-track release shows that there is no slowing down in energy or creativity for this legendary trio (Kim Simmonds, Pat DeSalvo, and Garnet Grimm).
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Singer Luba Mason has a wow of a release with Luba Mason – Triangle released on the Blue Canoe Records label that hits the streets on October 23, 2020. Marking her fourth solo release, Luba Mason – Triangle features Luba Mason‘s signature vocals, Joe Locke on vibraphone, Samuel Torres on percussion, and James Genus on bass. Always on the forefront of pushing music to new levels, Luba Mason challenges and engages her audience with music across genres with Pop songs …
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What I found especially interesting about the book Vincent van Gogh A Life in Letters edited by Nienke Bakker, Leo Jansen and Hans Luijten published in September 2020 by Thames & Hudson, Ltd is that Vincent’s story is not told by someone else, rather his life deftly unfolds by Vincent himself through his letters to his brother Theo van Gogh (1857 – 1891) providing the reader with new insight into the mind and world of the artist.
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The Adventure KidsTM aka Debra C. Argen and Edward F. Nesta had a "fin-tastic" adventure at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk in Connecticut! Jellies, and fish, and seals, and sharks, oh my! The aquarium has so many wonderful exhibits that we happily spent 2.5-hours there and could have stayed longer. As scuba divers, whenever we get to hang out with fish, its always a great time, and our adventure at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk was perfect.
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American Jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea takes the listener on a musical journey that transcends time and place playing the music written by some of the legendary pianists throughout history including Chopin, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Mozart, Monk, Jobim, Gershwin, Evans, and Wonder on Chick Corea Plays, a 2-disc extravaganza of an album released on the Concord Jazz label! On this release, there is no band backing him up, it is just Chick Corea playing solo piano with music composed by …
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We had a perfect "Happy Hour" by touring Continuum Distilling in Waterbury, Connecticut and meeting with Master Distiller and Founder Brandon Collins who is creating very tasty and innovative spirits from reclaimed locally made craft "beer trimmings." While that may seem a bit strange, the taste of his products is amazingly good. Cheers!
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We have known Master Distiller French for many years since he created Scorpion Mezcal. Not someone to sit back, he is a forward thinker, and with agave slowly depleting he was inspired to use native Oaxacan ancient heritage corn to create a series of Mexican Whiskeys. Sierra Norte Single Barrel Mexican Whiskey made with Native Oaxacan Black Corn is one of a series of exceptional Sierra Norte Single Barrel Mexican Whiskeys (Black, Yellow, White, and Purple), each designed to maximize …
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Multi-nominated bluesman Al Basile takes a step in a new direction with his latest release, Last Hand released on his Sweetspot records label, which has a rich Jazzy Blues feel. Last Hand is like a Blues opera that tells the tale of a May-December romance over the course of this fabulous 12-track release. Joining Al are Bruce Bears on piano and organ, Brad Hallen on electric bass, and Mark Teixeira on drums. The musicianship is on this release is pure …