Saturday, August 22, 2009

RadioIndy is pleased to present Ari Inkiläinen with a GrIndie Award for the CD "The Shine (Lumi&Stars mix)"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Ari Inkiläinen with a GrIndie Award for the CD "The Shine (Lumi&Stars mix)"

Ari Inkiläinen and his latest release, "The Shine (Lumi&Stars mix)," will bring listeners of the electronica scene to their feet. As a composer, Inkilainen has a talent for finding the right sounds and rhythms tailored for the club scene. Using sounds that are driven from synths and drum machines is no easy task, as the composer must play each track with precise timing and control to create the final song. You can hear the multi-layering Inkiläinen has embedded within this song with different types of synth string effects, while the drums keep a steady and solid beat. There is also a dynamic balance between the sounds as each string effect stands out as it takes the solo. The melody is catchy as it loops around with sounds that are vibrant and lively. Fans of Moby or Vangelis will thoroughly enjoy Ari Inkiläinen's "The Shine (Lumi&Stars mix)" with its club scene sounds and grooving beats.

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com reviewer team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Thomas Donovan with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Xtended.dance"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Thomas Donovan with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Xtended.dance"

Thomas Donovan's latest CD, "Xtended.dance," furthers the prolific Electronica artist's exploration of synth-pop dance music. On this 8-song offering, only the lead track (and single) "Pump Up the Love" is entirely new, as the rest of the disc is comprised of remixes of club favorites, "Colour," Calling Around the World," "Trapped," and "Total Controller." "Pump Up the Love," though, like "Trapped" or "Colour," evokes as well the hook-centric quality of UK-style Top 40 pop to fine effect. "Total Controller," in fact, offers up a rousing sing-along chorus not unlike The Killers' "Somebody Told Me." Throughout "Xtended.dance," Donovan demonstrates an uncanny knack for affecting the perfect vocal touch as his supple and emotive voice bends, swoops, and glides over synth-drenched Electronica that makes this CD as Top 40-worthy as it is danceable.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Black Dog Syndrome with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Isolate the Cue"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Black Dog Syndrome with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Isolate the Cue"

Like playing a long-misplaced album by Americana / Roots Rock stalwarts, NRBQ, Black Dog Syndrome's debut CD, "Isolate the Cue" is at once both familiar and bracingly new. Over the course of 12 original tracks "Isolate the Cue" explores the myriad of secluded and obscure estuaries that make up the best of Americana; that is, the kind of smart and provocative elements of rock, R&B, blues, jazz, and other Southern influences that fires the imagination. In the biting sax tone of lead track "Hungry Dog," the incendiary guitar of "Driving With Her Knees," and the imagery-rich lyrics of "Steps of Hell," a listener hears the components that made artists like The Bottle Rockets, B-52's, Firewater and Southern Culture on the Skids so original and compelling. Eleven of the songs feature Kirk Ridge's corrosive vocals to deliver taut and acerbic tales from America's back roads, while co-lead vocalist Kimmie Wilson takes the helm on the engaging "Wounded," offering up the kind of sing-along melodicism of Tom Petty's finest work. Co-produced by legendary engineer Mitch Easter, Black Dog Syndrome's "Isolate the Cue" is that kind of intriguing debut CD that's sure to satisfy.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Kim Esty with a GrIndie Award for the CD "He Doesn’t Like Me… (He Likes My Brother)"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Kim Esty with a GrIndie Award for the CD "He Doesn't Like Me… (He Likes My Brother)"

"He Doesn't Like Me… (He Likes My Brother)," the new CD-single from accomplished dance-pop songstress Kim Esty, is a delicious slice of Electronica worthy of the singer's clear affinity for the genre's queen bee, Madonna. Boasting 7 different remixes (by Whisper Twins vs SBD and Dr. Octavo Versace), "He Doesn't Like Me…" – in all its permutations, is as catchy as it is danceable. Esty's multi-layered vocals soaring over the thrust of the programmed beats creates a sonic wash perfect for the dance floor. And tossing off the clever hook line like a straight-faced Kirsty MacColl only adds to the fun. Both sly and infectious, and featuring instrumental remixes as well, Kim Esty's CD-single delivers on all fronts.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present The Paul Cook Project with a GrIndie Award for the CD "The Paul Cook Project"

RadioIndy is pleased to present The Paul Cook Project with a GrIndie Award for the CD "The Paul Cook Project"

The inescapable lesson learned by Susan Boyle's meteoric rise to international YouTube fame is that singing talent is not the exclusive domain of attractive, expertly-coiffed 20-somethings belting out staid and redundant songs for a TV audience of musical reactionaries. The recently released disc, "The Paul Cook Project" is an album of original songs performed by various (unknown) singers from Abilene, Texas, drives that lesson home over the course of 15 tuneful, well-crafted, and meaning-filled songs that ache with sincerity and positivism. From the lush-pop strains of "Making Memories" to the contemporary country pulse of the Anytown, USA, narrative, "Light It Up"; from the self-empowerment piano ballad "I Can Win" to the inspirational strains of "Our Time," "The Paul Cook Project" melds a diversity of musical forms in a cohesive collection, thanks mainly to Cook's unerring knack for accessible and memorable melodies. Underscoring the entire CD is a solemn sense of Christian faith (made overt on songs such as, "Don't Run Away" and "Fruit of the Spirit"), but the spirituality is inclusive, not heavy-handed or preachy. "The Paul Cook Project" is a very listenable, fun (check out the Roger Miller-like ditty, "I Do What I Do") uplifting and, most of all, engaging CD of well-conceived, well-played & (gasp!) well-sung songs by the guy next door and an anonymous – but talented, community of singers.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Juniper with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Crazy Love"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Juniper with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Crazy Love"

Juniper's recently released album "Crazy Love" delivers an edgy and original showcase of alternative rock music. Right from the first track, "You Rock My World," the drum beats pulse subtly into your soul while the strong and solid guitar plays driving riffs. The strong and emotive lead vocals on the title track "Crazy Love" are reminiscent of the popular female vocalist Alanis Morissette. Vocals throughout this album are melodic and mysterious, which gives way to the interesting and sometimes cryptic lyrics. There is a great amount of creativity, as each instrument presents a certain depth to the songs. "This Is My Job" and "I Like Solitude But Not Long" features piano that adds to the hypnotic tones. Juniper also balances the music with a variety of electronic sound effects that complement these well-crafted songs. If you like to hear music that has mystifying overtones and is in the style of Evanescence, then you should definitely check out Juniper's "Crazy Love."

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com reviewer team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Doit4urself Productions with a GrIndie Award for the CD "WEDOINGIT4OURSELVES VOL.3 (STREETZ R TALKING)"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Doit4urself Productions with a GrIndie Award for the CD "WEDOINGIT4OURSELVES VOL.3 (STREETZ R TALKING)"

Doit4urself Productions has creatively routed a direction for up and coming Rap/Hip-Hop artists with their latest release, "WEDOINGIT4OURSELVES VOL.3 (STREETZ R TALKING)." This album features a diverse selection of talented local/international artists who perform their songs with powerful and invigorating energy. The entire album is compiled of rap vocals, and each rapper exhibits their easy-flowing rhymes. The track titled "Move It," by Ra-man Ft Miki, features a smooth rapping style. The lyrics throughout the album tend to be explicit and contain adult language and themes, as listeners will hear on songs such as "Get Em" and "Bring Tha Heat," but it doesn't interfere with the talent versatility these artists display. Original and artistic use of synth and percussive sounds are heard on each track while the piano on "Lonely Dayz" has a sort of mysterious feel. If you're looking for some new and refreshing Rap/Hip-Hop music, then you won't be disappointed when you hear Doit4urself Production's "WEDOINGIT4OURSELVES VOL.3 (STREETZ R TALKING)."

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com reviewer team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Monkey Bones with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Television "

RadioIndy is pleased to present Monkey Bones with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Television "

Monkey Bones and their debut CD, "Television" is an all-out rock attack of blazing guitars, impassioned vocals, biting lyrics, and the rock-solid kind of playing to bring it all home. Buoyed by a big beat-infused rhythm section firing on all cylinders, "Television" features 12 original songs that rarely let up. But despite an almost relentless fury, The Monkey Bones deftly balance many of their riff-heavy songs with effective and at times, subtle background vocals that add dimension and nuance to a style not always noted for such attributes. Notably, "Sunny Rays" shows the band can deliver the arena rock ballad as needed while "Hammer Comin' Down" offers up a rich vein of Southern Rock swagger. Delivered with a snarl & bravado as fitting as it is emblematic, the casually thrown out line "it's all fair in love and rock & roll" in the CD's closer, "Cross-Eyed," is more than a fair summary of "Television," it's a veritable battle cry.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Oriana LaRusso with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Oriana’s Opiphany"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Oriana LaRusso with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Oriana's Opiphany"

"Oriana's Opiphany," the second released CD from Oriana LaRusso, is a smart and contemporary collection of dance-pop tunes by a young singer with the poise and polish of a seasoned vet. LaRusso's sometimes sultry and smoky voice plays off a synth and beat-laden soundtrack in a way that is often original and compelling. On the ballad, "More Time," she shows remarkable control at the lower register of her voice while on the R&B-drenched "Not Anymore" she commands the middle register like a love-weary chanteuse. The bulk of the CD sports a predominantly Urban / Top 40 dance feel with LaRusso not only up to the material but leading it with a heady confidence. If at times you hear echoes of Madonna ("Pass Me By") or Shakira ("Watch Me"), or even J-Lo ("Standing Still in Love"), one realizes the lofty aspirations the singer has set for herself. To its credit, "Oriana's Opiphany" is a fine showcase for a singer with not only ambition, but talent as well.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present BE BLACK with a GrIndie Award for the CD "ALL LEVEL"

RadioIndy is pleased to present BE BLACK with a GrIndie Award for the CD "ALL LEVEL"

BE BLACK and his latest single "ALL LEVEL" is pumped up with cool and trendy R&B. The production quality is great, as this song is multi-layered and powered by synth sounds and electronic drums which make the catchy rhythm solid and steady. BE BLACK has vocals that are smooth and clean while the sensation of his lyrics come out in full force. Also take note of the sound effect he has cleverly added in as you hear sounds of an audience clapping when he sings the lyrics "she's jumping in the club, everybody's screaming." The reggae-like vocals adds flair to this melodic tune, and there are nice touches of background vocals. This song is definitely tailored for the club scene with an attitude of dance floor abilities. If you're a fan of R. Kelly or Usher, you will thoroughly enjoy BE BLACK's new danceable arrangement "ALL LEVEL."

-Diane T. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Kenny Quintero Y Su Orquesta Brava with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Soy Hijo De Un Pueblo Latino"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Kenny Quintero Y Su Orquesta Brava with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Soy Hijo De Un Pueblo Latino"

Kenny Quintero Y Su Orquesta Brava serve up a vibrant and entertaining treat on the recently released disc "Soy Hijo De Un Pueblo Latino." This colorful mix of salsa, cha-cha, and Latin jazz tunes will have you dancing on your feet in no time. Quintero is no stranger to the music scene, as he has played at various venues, and listeners will be able to feel the great chemistry he has with his fellow musicians. The vocals are crisp and clean and deliver the exciting quality of this musical style. Experience the syncopated beats of the percussion as the horn section splashes the melodies with colorful riffs on songs such as "Sonero Bugalu" or "Chacha Picante." Another highlight is the bright and lively piano on songs like "Para Que Gozen" as it instantly introduces the vivacious rhythm. Pulsating and exciting energy is what listeners will hear on the original and dazzling album "Soy Hijo De Un Pueblo Latino," by Kenny Quintero Y Su Orquesta Brava.

-Diane T. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Linda Holley with a GrIndie Award for the CD "I’m Yours"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Linda Holley with a GrIndie Award for the CD "I'm Yours"

Talented singer/songwriter Linda Holley releases another outstanding album "I'm Yours," featuring gospel music with a taste of inviting jazz. This gifted vocalist delivers strong and powerful lyrics of spiritual meaning with memorable style and grace. Holley has the ability to pull the listener into her melodies with a solid vocal range that never falters. The title track "I'm Yours" exhibits to the audience her heartfelt vocals and is nicely accompanied by a rock solid piano and a slight touch of organ. Vibrant and upbeat, "Touch Me" is filled with energizing appeal while the harmonious background vocals vibrantly intertwine with the lead vocals. Feel the soft brushes and easy flowing jazz rhythm on "When He Called Me," as Holley confidently sings with cool and relaxed articulation. Linda Holley's "I'm Yours" will have listeners feeling the spiritual themes that are captivating to all fans of gospel music.

-Diane T. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Hijirah Kem with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Up Against My Soul"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Hijirah Kem with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Up Against My Soul"

Hijirah Kem's album, "Up Against My Soul," is an eclectic and edgy electronica experience. Kem describes herself as a "multi-media artist" who utilizes high-tech compositional collaging as her instrument and formula for channeling creativity. The music is complex in its individual and collective layering yet the elements mesh, creating a futuristic sound that gels. "Sand in my Head" includes an almost droning tone, created by a digital wind instrument that exudes an enticing and mysterious ambiance. "Chasing Wormholes" is a perfect title for the final song as resonating synths fall into rubble and re-emerge reborn. The album carries its own inertia and remains engaging through the end. Go on an escapade with Hijirah Kem and her latest disc, "Up Against My Soul," she'll show you the way.

-Max B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Bold Monkey with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Another Way to Say Human Race"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Bold Monkey with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Another Way to Say Human Race"

Bold Monkey's, "Another Way to Say Human Race," CD is a collection of contemporary folk songs from a singer-songwriter with a keen and well-honed sense of song craft and the voice to put them over. Employing only the sparest of guitar phrasing, Bold Monkey achieves a stripped-down, open mic coffeehouse intimacy to showcase compelling songs full of wry and incisive observations. Recalling the wordplay of an Elvis Costello or Joe Henry on songs such as "If You're Lucky" and "Enlightenment Is In Question," Bold Monkey's Dylan Joshua Edmiston successfully navigates the demands of the nowhere-to-hide song arrangements with a deft touch. On the Dylan-esquely titled, "Navigably Subsequent," comparisons to Costello is also deserved for the constricted and breathy vocal delivery that snakes in and out of light-as-air guitar fills and tastefully understated vibes accompaniment. While "Another Way to Say Human Race" is utterly contemporary in approach and sensibility, Bold Monkey's fine CD nevertheless resonates with the timelessness that true craftsmanship always renders.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Cardona with a GrIndie Award for the CD "You’ll Like It"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Cardona with a GrIndie Award for the CD "You'll Like It"

Cardona's CD, "You'll Like It" employs synthesizer, echo, some propulsive drumming and, on the opening title track, a jazzy dollop of electric piano, to push the dance-centric and uptown-leaning musical agenda of Brooklyn performer, Joe Cardona. This three song disc verily smacks of unbuttoned satin shirts, garish medallions, and dance floors ablaze under flashing club lights as Cardona croons in an almost drone-like and atonal - but loosely melodic, voice about the everyday "give and take" that is modern urban life. Eschewing deeply meaningful or profound lyrics, "You'll Like It" boasts the kinds of street-tough brashness of a testosterone-fueled Brooklyn club-crawler. For instance, on the title track, Cardona warbles, "the more you lick, the more you'll taste…and the more you'll like it," while on the unsentimental "Shut Up Baby," he refuses to pull any punches, singing "shut up, shut up, baby." Made for the dance floor by an artist with the milieu that fires his muse, the CD "You'll Like It" is a well played, well produced, multi-sonic exploration of the urban experience that is sure to inspire more than just booty-shaking.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present 5 Track Mind with a GrIndie Award for the CD "30 Years Later"

RadioIndy is pleased to present 5 Track Mind with a GrIndie Award for the CD "30 Years Later"

5 Track Mind's CD, "30 Years Later" is an assembly of talented musicians from around the globe who began playing together…30 years ago. It's with this experience they achieve a sound that transcends fads and incorporates refined skills such as three part vocal harmonies and catchy, lyrical melodies. In the song "Signs" the tight vocal layering carries the track with smooth flowing ease, perhaps making even David Crosby take notice. "Stranger In The House" is an eerie ballad with Pink Floyd tendencies featuring striking guitar riffs and solid piano chords. There are allusions to the music that shares the bands history but with an advantage of hindsight. "30 Years Later" is a recommended album for those who wish to re-embark on classic rock music with a fresh perspective.

-Max B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Zhonray with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Ultimate I & B"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Zhonray with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Ultimate I & B"

The 70's ushered in a genre – soft rock, to take the place that easy listening once described: relaxed, polished and melodious music for adults who preferred their background music comfortably familiar. The soft rock moniker eventually gave way to adult contemporary but the aesthetic remained the same. "Ultimate I & B," a veritable "best of" CD (compiled from 3 previous albums) by Zhonray is a fine example of this genre, reminding listeners of adult contemporary finest practitioners (Air Supply, Seals & Crofts, America, etc) without losing its own identity. Lush synthesizer flourishes on "In the Shadow of Fallen Love," while Zhonray delivers spare and tasteful guitar fills such as the Spanish guitar runs on "Golden Sands." Take note of the subtle conga interpolations on "Blossom Hill," or relax to the sounds of nature on "Summer Rain," or even a hint of Chris Isaaks-like tremolo guitar "Shine Your Smile on Me." Zhonray swathes its sedate tunes of the trials and triumphs of love and romance on their "Ultimate I & B" CD in arrangements that go down like the proverbial taste of honey.

-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

RadioIndy is pleased to present Roy Jay with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Lucky Guy"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Roy Jay with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Lucky Guy"

Who said you can't judge a book or CD by its cover? Roy Jay's debut album "Lucky Guy" embodies the relaxed beach tone feeling depicted in his cover artwork. There are twists on this traditional upbeat folk music throughout this disc with tracks like "In and Out of Dreams" where hand-percussion and acoustic guitar are complimented by harmonious background vocals with sing along style. Although mostly leaning towards lighter atmospheres, "Time's Page," takes a ballad approach where subtlety and style come into play nicely. The musicianship is sophisticated and mature, but Jay doesn't take himself too seriously during "Prettiest Girl in Wal-Mart" with a comical trip to the super-store. Get out your sun block as "Lucky Guy" is Americana wrapped up in a beach towel and ready to hit the sand.

-Max B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Black Lung Bandits with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Bandaids on Bullet Wounds"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Black Lung Bandits with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Bandaids on Bullet Wounds"

From the infectious opening track, "It's Just Our Way," by original and innovating artists Black Lung Bandits, they establish a coalition of genres on their album "Bandaids on Bullet Wounds." The first track kicks off with an organic four on the floor pulse, balanced with dirty guitar interjections, and baritone vocal twang. There are songs with hard syncopated rhythms and riffs such as "On the Verge of a Good Feeling" or "The Girl from Iwo Jima" later juxtaposed by a more folk-infused approach, hip-hop rhyming, and even mariachi. One such example of this creativity is "Another Place" with edgy guitars, Middle Eastern tonality, and rapping rhymes. Saying that Black Lung Bandits are eclectic would be an understatement as they have originality and pull off the diversity of these genres. "Bandaids on Bullet Wounds" is a disc well worth hearing with the unique and fresh sounds of hard core rock, a touch of folk and rhyming hip-hop.

-Max B and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present George A. Jackson Sr with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Jesus Never Fails"

RadioIndy is pleased to present George A. Jackson Sr with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Jesus Never Fails"

Gospel artist George A. Jackson SR will inspire listeners with songs of faith and encouragement on his album "Jesus Never Fails." Jackson's vocals are soulful and full, which embellish the melodies with style and grace. The title track, "Jesus Never Fails," motivates the listener with uplifting lyrics and a touch of soul. Get on your feet and clap your hands and let your spirit move you to the rhythmic bluesy feel of "Thank You Lord." Turning to a different vocal style, "God Is Waiting on You" features Jackson telling a story with spoken words. His words flow with an appealing sensitivity while there is a nice balance within the supporting instruments. "Jesus Never Fails" by George A. Jackson SR is an inspirational gospel album brimming with thoughtful lyrics and inspiring character and is well worth listening to.

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com reviewer team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Alan Curtis with a GrIndie Award for the CD "More Than I Can Be"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Alan Curtis with a GrIndie Award for the CD "More Than I Can Be"

On his first solo album, "More Than I Can Be," Alan Curtis blends an array of roots rock influences with creative arrangements. The CD opens with "Ten in Heaven," a retro allusion that could lend itself to the likes of Brian Wilson or The Traveling Wilbury's while not swaying too left of contemporary. Through vocally driven songs, Curtis establishes his unique character while also keeping the layering fresh and engaging throughout. With a heartfelt piano ballad as heard on the title track "More Than I Can Be" followed by dance inducing beats, Curtis's love for rock n roll is lucid in each song. Feel the driving drum beats on "Greed (Money, Money, Money)" while vocals belt out melodic lyrics and the organ holds solid chord progressions. If your old Tom Petty records have lost their thrill, this new CD may be a solid successor.

-Max B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present The Soiree Band with a GrIndie Award for the CD "No One Claps For The Low Notes"

RadioIndy is pleased to present The Soiree Band with a GrIndie Award for the CD "No One Claps For The Low Notes"

Shake up a dirty martini and throw on "No One Claps For The Low Notes," the second jazz CD from Pittsburgh's The Soiree Band. Now with a larger ensemble of nine horns, this modern big band is certain to get you tapping your foot and feeling the groove. The strong and solid brass section performs with intense precision and is well balanced by the supporting instruments. In addition to the swinging big band arrangements, this album delivers fine vocal expertise from talented singer Christina Cataldo as heard on jazz/soul ballads like "Since I Fell For You" and an original and energetic command on a classic cover of "Gimme Some Lovin." "No One Claps For The Low Notes" is a dynamic album with a tonality that effectively matches the throwback classic styles of the big band era. You will be delighted to hear these fun and tasteful tunes with cool jazz style.

-Max B and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present King Swagah with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Top Dog"

RadioIndy is pleased to present King Swagah with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Top Dog"

"Top Dog" by King Swagah is a fun album full of dancehall reggae beats that will have your body moving to the groove. The production on this album sounds very professional, with beats and bass lines that dance through your speakers. The songwriting is memorable, with catchy choruses that are well-delivered by the excellent vocals throughout. The title track features Swagah's memorable Jamaican-accented vocals and body-moving beats. "Link Up" is definitely one of the highlights on this album, with a deep, global message. "Suicide Ride" includes a clever backing keyboard countermelody and driving bass line, accented by digital percussion instruments. Listeners who are fans of dancehall reggae, Shaggy, or Sean Paul will definitely enjoy King Swagah's "Top Dog," and should check it out.

-The RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

RadioIndy is pleased to present Wild Wilson with a GrIndie Award for the CD "The Best of Comedy and Drops"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Wild Wilson with a GrIndie Award for the CD "The Best of Comedy and Drops"

A heap of energy and wit is exactly what you will hear on "The Best of Comedy and Drops" by the wild and crazy radio and internet DJ Wild Wilson. Wilson has compiled a collection of favorite snippets from his past shows with an unstoppable comedy quality. He creatively covers a wide range of topics with jokes, songs, ads, and drops. Not only does Wilson host a polka show, but he can really dish out hilarious lyrics with polka beats in songs such as "The Intercourse Polka (with Brute Force)" and "My Dearest Polka." If that doesn't hurt your sides from laughing so hard then take a close listen to his side-splitting ads like "Bob's Grocery" or "Ishmails Music and Meat." Wilson can deliver amusing jokes with comical ease as you will hear on "Things That Are Downright Impossible to Say When Drunk." If you're a fan of Jeff Foxworthy, you will want to add this album; "The Best of Comedy and Drops" to your comedy CD collection.

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com reviewer team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Michael Krebs & Band with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Don’t Dream Your Life"

RadioIndy is pleased to present Michael Krebs & Band with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Don't Dream Your Life"

Michael Krebs & Band delivers an outstanding album, titled "Don't Dream Your Life," which is reminiscent of the classic rock style. This group has all the right pieces in place as they play with uniformity and are well focused. Lead vocalist Michael Krebs has a consistent, deep, and soulful sound quality that brings together these collections of well-written songs. Energetic and dynamic, "Birthdaysong" swirls together great lyrics while the background harmonies and instruments keep the rhythm moving. The acoustic version of the title track "Don't Dream Your Life" projects thought-provoking lyrics and vocals that are touching and sincere. Both versions of this song have a beautiful crisp and clean piano and subtle strings accompaniment. "Don't Dream Your Life" by Michael Krebs & Band exhibits a great classic rock feel and is an album well worth hearing.

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com reviewer team
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