Steve Noonan - Mile Long - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Steve Noonan's sound is melodic, acoustic guitar-driven rock, with clear, resonating vocals. His poetic lyrics are full of depth and meaning. He has lived in Minneapolis since 1991, but grew up in the northeast where he attended Berklee College of Music. It was there he learned to appreciate and learn the craft of songwriting and singing. His influences range from singer songwriters of the '70s, to postmodern British bands of the '80s, to producer/songwriters of today like John Shanks and The Matrix. Steve Noonan is poised to make a definitive statement with the of his self-titled, three-song EP in March 2009.

Paula Robison - Art of Paula Robison [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/22/2008

Green Monkey's Tom Dyer is a Seattle guy with an inconsistent musical predilection. With his fifth album since 2009 and his eighth overall he has abandoned some of the eclectism that marked his previous solo work and created his most cohesive album. Dyer I thought I was making a blues record all the way but with covers of the Sonics and Captain Beefheart I'm guessing most people won't think that. Mix those two up with a love for Howlin' Wolf Son House and John Lee Hooker and you start to get the idea. This is a one man show Dyer plays every instrument he recorded mixed and mastered it. The songs range from the traditional John the Revelator to this June's topical There Be Killin' (In My Town). I Ain't Blue Anymore is a rich distillation of the influences of Dyer's youth that stands on it's own two hind legs.