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New Music Friday - The High Note with Shaun Smith

New Music Friday, May 3, 2024

It’s already May and this week’s New Music Friday for May 3, 2024 comes on the eve of the annual Star Wars holiday so let the force be strong with this week’s list. Jazz enthusiasts […]

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Iron and Wine - photo by Kim Black

Sam Beam Lays Deep Cuts On Iron and Wine’s ‘Light Verse’

Iron and Wine‘s music has a time-traveling quality. Sam Beam, the singer-songwriter behind quiet folk music, has always made me pause, from the first time I heard his music. His 2004 album “Our Endless Numbered […]

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New Music Friday, April 26, 2024

After a week off, The High Note is back with New Music Friday and all the new releases for  April 26, 2024. one of my favorite Philadelphia Folk Festival alumni, Iron and Wine, brings a […]

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Action Bronson signs someone's New Balance shoe while performing April 20, 2024 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City

Bongwalk Empire Lights Up Atlantic City on April 20

With more marijuana dispensaries than casinos Atlantic City was the perfect homebase for Boardwalk Empire on April 20, 2024. Billed as a special 420 celebration, Cypress Hill brought along their premium buds – Souls of […]

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Maggie Rogers

Maggie Rogers Marks Her Legacy On ‘Don’t Forget Me’

After loving her 2019 debut, Maggie Rogers made The High Note pinky promise to “Don’t Forget Me” with her third studio album. Released April 12, 2024, through Debay Sounds and Capitol Records, the singer-songwriter’s latest […]

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New Music Friday - The High Note with Shaun Smith

New Music Friday, April 12, 2024

After a weeklong hiatus, The High Note is back with a fresh batch of new tunes for New Music Friday, April 12, 2024. Maggie Rogers returns with her heartfelt new album “Don’t Forget Me.” Kelley […]

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New Music Friday - The High Note with Shaun Smith

New Music Friday, March 29, 2024

It’s the final New Music Friday for Women’s History Month, so it’s no surprise that Beyoncé is at the top of my list for New Music Friday, March 29, 2024. In addition to “Cowboy Carter,” […]

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Waxahatchee - Katie Crutchfield - by Molly Matalon

Waxahatchee Is Fierce On ‘Tigers Blood’

Katie Crutchfield is never known to hold back as the leader of Waxahatchee, one of the most appealing aspects of the singer-songwriter’s music. “If you’re not living, then you’rе dying, just a raw nerve satisfying, […]

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New Music Friday, March 22, 2024

We’re springing into a well of new music released for New Music Friday, March 22, 2024. Gary Clark Jr. is back, electrifying the scene with “JPEG Raw,” his latest blend of blues and soul. He […]

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Kacey Musgraves leads the flock

Kacey Musgraves Spills It All On ‘Deeper Well’

Kacey Musgraves has always made music her own way. Nearly a decade ago, I reviewed her debut album, “Same Trailer, Different Park,” mainly because of the hit single “Follow Your Arrow.” On the uplifting track, […]

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