Artist: BONOMO
Title: Phases
Label: self produced
Genre: Alternative-Folk, Gospel, R&B
Today award-winning Broolyn alternative folk duo BONOMO release their debut CD. Congrats!
BONOMO is a New York (Brooklyn) based family of musicians on a mission to unify musical traditions. Formed in 2015 by singer-song writer, keyboardist and composer, Adam Bonomo. On the CD he’s joined by Andrew Renfroe on guitar.
Text by MFM Member BAASSIK (Pamela Jennett)
I have been to many marches and parades before; but I did not expect the overwhelming feeling that I experienced at the NYC Women’s March on Saturday, January 21, 2017. The sounds. The colors. The music! It was a little scary on one level and exhilarating on another. When I exited the subway, I was lost in a sea of people with costumes, signage and many people! (The slogans were rather creative! It is amazing how creative humans can be when oppressed!)
As a bass guitarist, the songs, beats and chants caught my ear…please do not make me try to recall any of them! There were so many! However, I joined in, lending my voice to the masses. All of the chants said the same thing; we ALL want equality, justice and peace in all forms. We want control of our bodies. We do not want war!
In preparation for what promises to be a truly monumental 2017, Mac Gollehon has booked a series of exciting club shows.
“Mac Gollehon & The Hispanic Mechanics [is] a fusion of EDM and Salsa, making for a unique and dramatic genre of musical energy unlike any that I have heard thus far.” – Eileen Shapiro, Huffington Post
Legendary trumpet player Mac Gollehon, or “Chops”, as Miles Davis once called him, will be performing in a series of shows across New York City in support of his acclaimed 2016 album, Mac Gollehon & The Hispanic Mechanics. The album was recorded at Bill Laswell’s Orange Music Sound Studios and has been billed as “a great mix of Latin-inspired house music, with highlighted acoustic instruments like percussion, guitars and, of course, the powerful trumpet of Gollehon.”
Date: September 21, 2016
Venue: Piano’s (NY)
Review by Dawoud Kringle
South African born singer-songwriter Jeri Silverman offered a set at NYC’s Pianos. I was mildly intrigued; frankly, there are a lot of singer-songwriters. To stand out in this, one must have something of artistic depth, or risk being lost in the crowd. With this in mind, I went to Pianos to hear what she had to offer.
Artist: Bitter’s Kiss
Title: My God
Label: self-produced
Genre: indie Pop
Release date: out
Bitter’s Kiss is the vehicle for singer/songwriter Chloe Baker to showcase her wide range of talents. The New Jersey teenager has garnered attention for her emotional delivery of poignant songs that deal with such complex subjects as love, religion, suicide and growing up in today’s world.
Chloe grew up in a home filled with music, with a home recording studio, a guitar collection, and a father who regularly played in bands. Chloe has been serious about writing music for the past couple of years, and has worked with her father to record and produce her music over the past several months.
