Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the definition of resiliency. Growing in Atlantic City, I grew up in the shadows of the big city. Before my time, bootleggers would send booze to the coast for not only America’s […]
New Music Friday, Nov. 12, 2021
The music world must have been waiting for The High Note to get back from its short break because this week is absolutely jam-packed with incredible new albums, it’s going to be hard to get […]
Tony Bennett Charms Lady Gaga Into One Last Album With ‘Love For Sale’
I spent last week in New York City for NFT.NYC and as I was walking around the streets, of which I did a lot, I began thinking about the many great musicians that are from […]
New Music Friday, October 29, 2021
It’s nearly Halloween and The High Note is prepared with a fresh batch of new albums released today, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 for all the musical trick-or-treaters. Ed Sheeran has a new math-themed album title […]
Samantha Fish Uses Her Axe To Chop Through Genres ‘Faster’
Once an artist gets some success, they oftentimes get pigeonholed. I finally got around to watching the documentary “Elvis Presley: The Searcher” on HBO and it details the struggles he endured while trying to be […]
New Music Friday, October 22, 2021
New Music Friday is like the weather – always changing. I love the ebbs and flows of album releases and also the surprises that show up every week as I look for new music. This […]
Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine Deliver A Cult Classic About Their Favorite Flicks
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 […]
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 […]