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The High Note Christmas Songs 2019

The Best New Holiday Songs Of 2020

It’s been a weird year to say the least but nothing can stop reindeer from dropping holiday songs like Santa’s sleigh was a 1987 Buick Regal low rider. What has as become a holiday tradition […]

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New Music Friday, Dec. 4, 2020

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas so the New Music Friday list is getting shorter. But, The High Note is always making a list of new tunes because there is always room for […]

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Kerry McNabb and Frank Zappa in ZAPPA, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo credit: Yoram Kahana. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.

‘Zappa’ Is A Portrait Of An Uncompromising Artist At Work

When I was growing up, Frank Zappa was something of a mythical creature. It seemed like he was part guitar god and part political rebel. I was pretty young when Zappa died but music has […]

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New Music Friday – Nov. 27, 2020

Happy Black Friday everybody! Whether you are still hungover from all the turkey and stuffing you ate yesterday or it’s back to the daily grind, The High Note has a holiday respite for you and […]

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The Mountain Goats

‘Getting Into Knives’ Displays Sharp Songs By The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats have a way of creating songs that linger around so long in my head that I have to write about them. You call it a faithful companion or just a part of […]

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New Music Friday, Nov. 20, 2020

The days keep getting shorter and they sure do seem like it now that we’re only a week away from Thanksgiving. I don’t know if it’s the colder weather or the thoughts of turkey and […]

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Darlingside by Robert Stey

Darlingside Wades In Natural Sounds On ‘Fish Pond Fish’

From the opening notes of “Woolgathering,” Darlingside takes listeners by the hand with harmonized vocals and leads them on a journey through flowing fields of folk. The combination of those voices is one the defining […]

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New Music Friday, Nov. 13, 2020

It’s Friday The 13th, but there is nothing to be afraid of because The High Note has the best picks of new music released today to keep your head full of good tunes while you […]

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Ray LaMontagne

Ray LaMontagne Has His Sights On His Legacy With ‘Monovision’

Coronavirus is messing with time and relatively for me. Or at least it seems that way. It’s November but it still feels like summer in South Jersey and July seems like it was last year, […]

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New Music Friday, Nov. 6, 2020

While I’m writing this, most of America captivated by an undecided presidential election and I’m just sitting here with some noise-canceling headphones and a long list of good tunes to rock out on this New […]

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