Anderson Paak and the Free Nationals

Anderson Paak seems to do it all – drummer, singer, writer, melodious rapper, producer.  Accompanied with his talented crew, Paak’s performance is wonderfully effortless and honest yet not without a sense of humor.  His energy is unchained.  He seems to do whatever he feels

Come As You Are – The New Respects

This Tennessee-groomed quartet, The New Respects, have a refreshingly personal take on Rock and Roll with hints of pop and soul. Come As You Are has a defined anthemic groove, and the reminder it carries is stunning:   “You don’t have to be lonely… Come as you are…   You don’t have to do this […]

Jake Isaac and JP Cooper ‘Carry You Home’

  This collaborative song, entitled “Carry You Home” from EP War Child, is a stripped-down, heart-felt soul session rendered by Jake Isaac and JP Cooper.  These two singer songs writers deliver a sincere acoustic guitar performance. Oh troubled hard oh weary soul How did you get here, get so far from home Under the stars […]

Folk-Soul Singer-Songwriter Lianna La Havas is Otherworldly

  Treat yourself to a mini concert with NPR Tiny Desk (I love these guys!) presenting Lianne LaHavas. Accompanied by two other vocalists (James Wyatt on piano and Frida Mariama Touray), she has a captivatingly unforced spark. She is soulful and heart-hitting. Listening to La Havas is easy yet emotive. The set features three songs: