Features
New Book Explores the Life and Career of Maury Yeston — How Does It Touch on Cabaret?
In 2024, writer Joshua Rosenblum gave us Closer Than Ever, a study of the lives and songs of…
Who Futzed with That Lyric? How and Why Singers Change the Words of a Song
Are you sometimes attracted to a song—one you’d like very much to perform—but there are certain words, turns…
Let’s Celebrate the Songbook Like We Used To
Sapped by the heat and pooped at the end of a busy week, I settled in for a…
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Club Reviews
Chris Wells & Jeremy Bass — “Story Songs”
Charm is not always found in abundance on the cabaret stage; nerves, ego, choice of material, lack of…
If you look carefully at the sidewalk on W. 45th Street you will find, nestled between 5th and…
Nina Pelton and Kellie Ishmael’s “Two Most Wanted”
Singers Nina Pelton and Kellie Ishmael are long-time friends who met 30 years ago in the band Jigsaww;…
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Album Reviews
Album Review: Stevie Holland’s “Talk to Your Tomatoes”
Don’t be misled by its silly title! Jazz vocalist-lyricist Stevie Holland’s new album, Talk to Your Tomatoes, is…
An amazing feat of research, re-vivification, and recording, the unique new album Under the Midnight Moon proffers tickling,…
Album Review: Bria Skonberg’s “Indigo”
Juno Award-winning singer/musician Bria Skonberg’s new album, Indigo, is a companion piece to her recent release, Brass, which…