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 […]
Author: Shaun Smith
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 […]
‘A Few Stars Apart’ Pulls Together Lukas Nelson And Promise Of The Real For Ethereal Effort
For the past year, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real has consistently been one of my favorite bands. I’ve been listening to the group’s latest effort, “A Few Stars Apart,” basically on repeat since […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 27, 2021
The traditional end of the summer season may be coming to a close but New Music Friday will be here slinging New Music Friday every week throughout the year. This week, I’m stoked about Belly, […]
The 59.5th Pocket Fest Fills Homes With Folk
Philadelphia Folk Festival Delivers Digitally The Philadelphia Folk Festival didn’t become a steadfast institution running continuously since 1962 without becoming adaptable. If you’ve ever been to the Old Pool Farm you know that planning just […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 20, 2021
August is always a magical time for music. Music festivals and summer tours and students are all gearing up for a final hurrah before they go back to school. I first saw Sturgill Simpson on […]
Phish Thrives On Atlantic City Sand
Covid-19 has changed things drastically for the music world, and as a music writer and podcast host, I’ve been wading in an ocean of patience waiting for a wave to bring me a fun, familiar […]
Episode 25 – Steve Dawson
Who would have thought that a kid whose first concert was Santana and Chicago in San Diego, California would one day become a singer-songwriter based in the Illinois city? Steve Dawson is one of my […]