Ready for the Sun, Athena’s debut US album: a musical mind and heart meld
Athena is a magical musical angel whose songs release emotion like endorphins. Listening to Athena’s new album, Ready for the Sun is a mind and heart meld. The beauty of her voice, of her lyrics – of her very soul – submerges you in the deepest of emotion. She sings to you. From the stage or from the studio, Athena connects to those who hear her so closely, so tightly, that every song on Ready for the Sun is an intensely...
Mary Scholz is back, more beautiful, more edgy and stronger than ever at Room 5 Lounge.
West Hollywood. Last year when I reviewed Mary Scholz’s live performance at Hollywood’s Hotel Café, I wrote, “To see Mary Scholz is to fall in love… you want to spend the rest of your life listening to her”. I saw her sing live again this weekend and I am still in love. After eight months on the road she has become even more beautiful, more edgy and stronger on stage than ever. Her performance at the Room 5 Lounge on Saturday...
Irene Diaz at Hotel Cafe: a new queen of love songs for a new generation.
Every generation has its love songs and the lovers who sing them. Our parents swayed and swooned to Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, early Elvis and Ella Fitzgerald. In the 60’s and 70’s it was, among others, Roberta Flack, Barbara Streisand, Nina Simone and of course, The Righteous Brothers with the unforgettable “Unchained Melody”. In the 80’s and 90’s John Lennon, Savage Garden, and Amy Grant reminded us of humanity’s...