The pandemic has been a time of discovery for me. Besides relearning how to play “Greensleeves” on the guitar, I found Yoga with Adriane thanks to the “Make Me Smart” podcast and I also was […]
Author: Shaun Smith
New Music Friday, Oct. 1, 2021
Happy October music fans! Wow, it seems like one minute I had my feet in the sand listening to Phish and the next minute it’s October, what happened to September? I can’t be living in […]
Orla Gartland Takes Her Own Advice With ‘Woman On The Internet’
I have always loved a good dark comedy. It could be a result of being a child of the 90s or maybe it’s any shred of Irish heritage that I have in me. Besides being […]
New Music Friday, Sept. 24, 2021
It’s officially autumn and The High Note has gathered up a big bundle of new albums released Friday, Sept. 24 like the leaves that will inevitably turn and fall. Alt-rock is alive and well this […]
Sturgill Simpson Spins A Cowboy Tale With ‘The Ballad Of Dood And Juanita”
It’s fitting that the first time that I saw or heard Sturgill Simpson was at the Philadelphia Folk Festival because the singer-songwriter’s latest album has me longing for the sights and sounds of the hill […]
New Music Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
I distinctly remember the first time I heard Candlebox on the radio. I was at my cousin Mike’s house and I remember saying something like, “Is this a new Pearl Jam song?” Mike eviscerated me, […]
Ty Segall Delivers Hot Licks On ‘Harmonizer’
I’ve been dancing around Ty Segall for years now and he hasn’t even known it. How I haven’t latched on to the west-coast multi-instrumentalist sooner is beyond me, but the last conversation I had about […]
New Music Friday, Sept. 10, 2021
School is back in session and there is a bus-full of new music released today, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, to keep us students of rock happy all weekend. I’m stoked about new releases from Amyl […]
Kings of Convenience Reignites Acoustic Conversations On ‘Peace or Love’
I am trying to implement simplicity in my life lately. As I look around I am finding that less is not only better but sometimes more beautiful. I’ve even applied that to the music that […]
New Music Friday, Sept. 3, 2021
The season may be coming to a close with Labor Day weekend upon us but The High Note is savoring every last minute of summer with a New Music Friday playlist with all the new […]