
HOT HALF DOZEN 2.18.25
From blues to blues to corrido to alt country to…. A good week with Samantha Fish, La Santa Cecilia, Japanese Breakfast, and more

From blues to blues to corrido to alt country to…. A good week with Samantha Fish, La Santa Cecilia, Japanese Breakfast, and more

6 songs from Mexico, the US. Spain that range from dream pop to straight pop to just dreamy

Gaby Moreno’s new album Dusk (Delux) is a wide-ranging collection of musical diamonds

Slow week- only 75 submissions (next week I will swamped) but some really good ones. Patricia Vonne, Delilah, Tommy Castro…all fun

Rum Boogie by Southern Ave. It keeps you going, along with the sweetness of Tish Hinojos
a, Dalia Dumont, and Close to Monday from Europe.

Marshall Potts, the Americana and country artist from British Columbia, is releasing his second full-length studio album with Spectra Music

You can’t escaptye Samantha Fish, axnd you rally don’t want to. The queen of rock and blue has a new single .

Ringo goes country…sort of of. But it is fun, along with Whitney Tai, Ana Moura, Yeemz and more.

Quinn Lemley is a name synonymous with passion, talent, and showmanship. As the host of the celebrated podcast Secrets of the

At just 12 years old, Lil Prince Charmin’ is a trailblazing producer, recording artist, musical animation creator, and live entertainer.

The Milwaukee PBS production of the Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award-Winning Violent Femmes: 40th Anniversary with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will make its national

Indie rock from Soccer Mommy, a 20-song monster album from Natalia LA Fourcade, cumbia, love songs, pop and rock. Greats selections tis week from only 83 songs submitted. Sometimes less is more.

Several things struck me by the nominations for the 2025 Grammys: the number of women in the new talent category, the diversity of people and songs, and the Beatles.
Rocky Kramer will be hosting his “Christmas Special” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on

The 118 songs submitted this week had some real gems. Kim Deals new album, Nancy Sanchez’s coming home song, and some heavy death metal from Judas Priestess and Militia Vox. Plus Meovv from Korea and ArabLab from Mexico

With the release of Kim Deal’s debut solo Nobody Lives You More, she has changed, grown, and is more relevant than ever as she turns 63.

We from Budapest to Las Vegas to Spain with Hungarian-American Zora to Colbian and Mexican Kali Uchis & Peso Pluma. and Antonio Rey flamenco.

The Grammy® Award-Nominated Band’s Successful 2024 “Roll With It Tour” Featured Several Sold-Out Shows Riding high off their 2024 “Roll

A eclectic mix, starting with 50 years of Herb Alpert and moving on to the dreamy electropop of Charli Lark, and the romance of Irene Diaz.

Heroes and Hangmen is the First Full-Length Record from Ben Wilson and Critically-Acclaimed Drummer Rob Avsharian (Andy Timmons Band, Bobgoblin, The Adventures