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New Music Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

Well everyone, we’ve made it into January 2021 together and who doesn’t want a little music to help ease us into the New Year. Just in case you didn’t see it during the holiday break, […]

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The High Note Top 20 Albums of 2020

Top 20 Albums Of 2020

I feel like every year that I do this, I ask myself why? Many years ago, I got the bright idea to begin a best-of list that corresponded with the year. It was cute in […]

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New Music Friday, Dec. 11, 2020

The world is full of surprises and today is no different. Yesterday, Taylor Swift announced her new album, “Evermore,” which was made up of sessions from “Folklore,” would be released today, and it features a […]

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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 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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