This week I was privileged to have a lovely conversation with Mr. Fresh, aka Doug Ramsay, and Mr JWilks, aka Jimmy Wilkerson. Together, they released The Beat Chronicles, described as “A collaboration of two artists, one from Washington, DC, one from Mississippi. A meeting of styles spanning the miles; instrumental hip hop vibes 4 your…
I had the amazing opportunity to have a conversation with musician and composer Maurice Chevalier. There is so much I could say about him, but I want the conversation and his music to speak for itself. He is a consummate artist and a true gentleman and we had a wonderful conversation about the colors, textures…
I have been waiting a LONG time for this! Finally, AfterSix Productions (A6P) has blessed us with the long-awaited release What Love Is, a collection of smooth grooves and tight lyrics centered around love and relationships. The project was made available January 1, 2015 on Bandcamp (http://aftersixproductions.bandcamp.com). What a wonderful New Year’s Day gift! I first introduced…
The Lounge is a place where music is explored and celebrated. Look for music spotlights, and more audio conversations with independent artists. I have decided to splinter off the Music Notes section of my first blog, This and That With Calandra and create a site dedicated solely to music, one of my many passions. Here’s the menu: Liner…
Being a lifelong music lover, I must admit that I never thought much about independent music and independent artists until the past year or so. In my mind, I always defined indie music as a genre of “alternative” or “non-mainstream” music. I thought of indie artists as folks who sold their music out of the…
Being a lifelong music lover, I must admit that I never thought much about independent music and independent artists until the past year or so. In my mind, I always defined indie music as a genre of “alternative” or “non-mainstream” music. I thought of indie artists as folks who sold their music out of the…
I have been waiting a LONG time to make this announcement. Finally, AfterSix Productions (A6P) will be blessing us with the long-awaited release What Love Is, a collection of smooth grooves and tight vocals centered around love and relationships. I first introduced you to What Love Is back in March 2012 (Read Mr. Fresh and…
I have been waiting a LONG time to make this announcement. Finally, AfterSix Productions (A6P) will be blessing us with the long-awaited release What Love Is, a collection of smooth grooves and tight vocals centered around love and relationships. I first introduced you to What Love Is back in March 2012 (Read Mr. Fresh and…
Earlier this week, I participated in a wonderful TweetChat entitled, “Soundtrack of Life,” (Twitter #chatwithjua) the latest installment in a series of TweetChats hosted by friend to This and That With Calandra and vocalist extraordinaire, Jua Howard. Here’s how Jua described the pending conversation: Like myself, I am sure each of you have signature songs…
Earlier this week, I participated in a wonderful TweetChat entitled, “Soundtrack of Life,” (Twitter #chatwithjua) the latest installment in a series of TweetChats hosted by friend to This and That With Calandra and vocalist extraordinaire, Jua Howard. Here’s how Jua described the pending conversation: Like myself, I am sure each of you have signature songs…
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