As I was searching for yet another “Mallrats” Gif to convey my feelings to my friends in our group text thread the other day, I realized I really don’t watch movies anymore. Movies have been […]
Author: Shaun Smith
New Music Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
What a way to end the week! There is nothing better than a fresh list of new tunes to fuel the weekend and The High Note provides with New Music Friday. While much of the […]
James Vincent McMorrow Slows Down To Savor ‘Grapefruit Season’
I’ve never really known of James Vincent McMorrow on his own. The Irish folk and pop singer-songwriter has been a featured artist on tracks with a couple of my favorite electronic artists – “I’m in […]
New Music Friday, Oct. 8, 2021
This week’s New Music Friday for Oct. 8 is scattered across genres like fall leaves on the lawn. At the top of my list is one of my favorite hip-hop producers, The Alchemist, with the […]
Billy Strings Plucks A Fresh Crop Of Tunes For ‘Renewal’
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 […]
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, […]