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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
EP Review: Huddy – Love BitesAs I was digging through some of the music I was sent last year during my 9-month hiatus from writing, I uncovered a few gems. Huddy‘s EP Love Bites was one of them. It’s 4 songs of guitar-based power pop, radio-friendly and a little rockin’. Catchy, with crunchy hooks and full of attitude. So upon giving this EP a quick listen, I added it to my review queue, undeterred by the fact that this record dropped a full year ago.
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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Single Reviews of Erik Harstad Band: “She’s My Baby” and “Dark Season Moods”Top Norwegian bluesman Erik Harstad has, with his band, recently released a pair of singles, “She’s My Baby” and “Dark Season Moods.” In the Erik Harstad Band, guitarist Harstad is joined by Rune Endal (bass), Anders Lillebo (Hammond organ, piano and harmonica), and Vetle Larsen (drums). The first single, “She’s My Baby,” starts off cool and smooth with light instrumentation behind the vocals.
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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Single Review of Special Consensus: “Been All Around This World” feat.
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1 week ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Single Review of Dan Berggren: “The Good Fight”I wandered down a musical rabbit-hole a few weeks ago, and I stumbled upon this cool recent (March) release from Dan Berggren, “The Good Fight.” Berggren has been writing, performing, and recording music for decades and has a great deal of music available online at his website, via Bandcamp, via Soundcloud, and elsewhere.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
As I’ve mentioned before, so many early evening shows at Sanctuary’s bar feature the Boston area’s best musicians, many of whom you rarely see this far out in the suburbs, offering a cool chance to see the top talent of the region without having to travel into the big city. Singer Debo Ray was joined by Scott Tarulli on guitar on this particular evening at Sanctuary.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of Dekel: StarlingsIsraeli singer-songwriter Dekel has delivered, in Starlings, an album with catchy, pop-accessible singer-songwriter fare with rich musical backdrops, with a lot of the flowing sounds often – though not always – owing their flowing nature to string arrangements and, it seems, accordion. Stylistically, it might remind you of Tori Amos with more folk leanings.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
EP Review of Kier Byrnes & the Kettle Burners: Before the FallIf Kier Byrnes & the Kettle Burners were a movie, their program guide listing would be: “Really good, powerful, jangly Americana with accordion.” That’s it. Heck, that’s my review. Not enough? Yeah, you’re probably right. This is a terrific EP, so if you’re willing to stick with me and not check out the music until after you’ve read a few more paragraphs, I’ll keep going.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of Shannon Curtis: 80s KidsI first encountered Shannon Curtis‘ music more than a decade ago. I have on my computer a 2014 Sampler EP, which I assume I received when I signed up for her mailing list way back then. A song from that sampler, “Paris Can’t Have You,” remains one of my favorites, a song you’ll see pop up on my “#PhoneOnShuffle playlist” from time to time on X or Threads. Of course, the sampler was dated 2014; the song itself was the title track of Shannon’s 2008 EP.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of Thundermother: Dirty & Divine (AFM Records)Swedish hard rock band Thundermother delivers a 10-song melodic hard rock romp that’s a high-energy adrenaline ride from start to finish. It’s not even that the pace is super-fast as much as it’s relentless, without a break. The tempos vary a bit, too, so even though they’re all pretty hard-rocking, they avoid the trap of some fast-paced records, which can become monotonous after a few songs.
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2 weeks ago | 
geoffwilburmusic.com | Geoff Wilbur |Geoffrey Wilbur
Album Review of D.C. Anderson: Believe, Breathe and SingI’ve reviewed D.C. Anderson a few times already here at the blog. In 2023, I reviewed his intimate-sounding album House Concert. About a year ago, I discussed Sharing the Night with Darkness, his collection that included a lot of heavy and/or personal life-issue oriented songs, often touching upon difficult subject matter.
