How I find out about an artist is almost as memorable as the first time listening to them. Freshman year of high school, I borrowed a CD called “Take Action!” a sampler put out by […]
Author: Shaun Smith
New Music Friday, July 24, 2020
Baseball has begun, drive-in concerts are popping up in Philadelphia and one of the world’s biggest pop star dropped an alternative folk album – it’s just your normal pandemic Friday. There is nothing like a […]
Can’t Stop The Folk
Philly Folk Fest Invites You To Fest In Place Aug. 13-16 Creativity is nothing new to the volunteers who run the Philadelphia Folksong Society. You don’t get to claim the title of hosting the longest […]
New Music Friday, July 17, 2020
It’s another happy Friday here at The High Note as we celebrate another week in the books and find some fresh tunes to fuel the weekend. It doesn’t feel like it’s mid-July, but sometimes, I […]
Neil Young Reaps Tearful Album From ‘Homegrown’ Seeds
For as long as I can remember, I have considered myself a fan of Neil Young. I was introduced to a mutton-chopped, Canadian-tuxedo wearing madman screaming “Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World” with Pearl […]
New Music Friday – July 10, 2020
Is it just me or does time seem like it’s moving at a weird pace? January seemed like two years ago and this week moved by especially fast. Weird. Maybe some of my favorite artists […]
Haim Puts Legendary Effort Into ‘Women In Music Pt. III’
I can’t think of any trio of musicians in recent memory that I like as much as Haim since I discovered The Beastie Boys when I was 13-years-old. I first found the Los Angeles-based sister-led […]
New Music Friday, July 3, 2020
This week we’re celebrating a special Fourth of July weekend edition of New Music Friday. July 4 is an underrated music holiday – after all, what barbecue or party doesn’t have some tunes blasting to […]
Dylan Displays His ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ On New Album
Bob Dylan is one layered fella. The singer, musician, writer and artist contains multitudes. He tells us so on his 39th studio album “Rough and Rowdy Ways” released June 19 via his longtime company Columbia […]
New Music Friday, June 26, 2020
As we do every week at The High Note, we celebrate New Music Friday. You should celebrate too. Why not? You’re alive, you like music, there are some great new records out there, you made […]