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Meagan Hickman Offers Hope and Redemption with “One Day” Premiere

” Born and raised in Chicago, the singer-songwriter was trained classically, falling in love with songwriting after discovering acts ranging...

Cillea Houghton

79.5 Tune In to "Club Level" and Do Double-Duty Vocal Support After a Year Without Tours

S. The New York-based vocalists are the core of disco-soul group 79.5 and they’ve been opening for Durand Jones and the Indications since earlier in the...

Liz Ohanesian

Chapel Hart Build Sass and Soul into Sophomore LP The Girls Are Back in Town

Equal parts sassy and heartfelt, the 12-track project finds the trio putting their most fearless foot forward, tackling topics ranging from bullying...

Cillea Houghton

MUSIQUE BOUTIQUEElizabeth King, Marianne Faithfull, Merry Clayton and Evie Sands

Welcome to Audiofemme’s monthly record review column, Musique Boutique, written by music journo vet Gillian G. Gaar. Every fourth Monday, Musique Boutique offers a cross-section of noteworthy reissues and new releases guaranteed to perk up your ears. Elizabeth King’s life was always centered around...

Gillian G. Gaar

Mario Sulaksana Showcases Detroit Artists and Friends on Debut LP Conclusion

I met Mario Sulaksana four years ago, in a Wayne State University practice room. He was the band leader of a fundraiser for the Artist Residency I was living in, and the residency coordinator suggested he accompany me for a song or two. When we first spoke on the phone, I remember preparing to meet...

Sara Barron

PREMIERETime Keeps Moving On for Lilan Kane in her Mellow Visual for "TKMO”

For the last year, most of us have been stuck at homes, unable or afraid to venture outside due to COVID-19; looking back, the stagnant nature of the past twelve months creates a kind of time warp - a fuzzy, murky glass through which we remember the year. Oakland-based musician Lilan Kane turned...

Ashley Prillaman

Madelyn Grant Finds Her "Purpose" on Motown-Indebted Debut EP

From being featured on tracks with huge EDM artists like Odesza and FKJ to a short stint on NBC’s The Voice back in 2019, Grant has been dipping her toes into the...

Sara Barron

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Deliver on a Promise with Sophomore LP I Told You So

Willey With the release of their newest album, I Told You So, which drops today on Colemine Records, Seattle's simmering soul-jazz Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio deliver on a promise they made to their fans more than two years ago. Shortly after the 2018 release of their debut...

Alexa Peters

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Alleyes Manifest Artfully Melds Past and Present on James Wavey LPs

Babe, the new album by James Wavey/Alleyes Manifest, is a worn patchwork quilt come to life in ten warm, layered tracks. “Love songs for listeners” is how Oakland’s Michael Bridgmon (Alleyes is his producer name, while James Wavey is his performance persona) describes it on Bandcamp. This is...

Sophia Vaccaro

Larkin Poe Tell Empowered Stories on New Album ‘Self Made Man’

Describing themselves as “first generation music makers” of their family, the sister duo of Rebecca and Megan Lovell were originally part of...

Cillea Houghton

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Freddie is Ready for Their Closeup with Melanin Monroe EP

You know you are in for something good the moment that Oakland singer Freddie’s voice comes in on their EP opener “Oblivion.” Later in the song, their rich, evocative voice moves to deliver that ever-elusive diva wish: “I wanna be adored by ya/I wanna be adored by everyone.” It almost sounds...

Sophia Vaccaro

PREMIEREThe Sweet Water Warblers Elevate the Divine Feminine on Debut LP

"In our political climate,...

Annie White