Riley Clemmons We Choose Her Over and Over Again By Isa Barnett Riley Clemmons is a Christian pop star and singer/songwriter who was discovered at the age of 13. Now at just 20, Clemmons has grown up within the Nashville music scene and Nashville is the kind of scene that begs for her type of talent. She makes music from her heart that represents her thoughts, her questions, and of course her spirituality. While home during quarantine, Riley has directed her newest video “Ove

Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 – Photo by Jay S. Jacobs © 2017 Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 Since her day job with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart is on “temporary” hiatus, Ann Wilson hit the road with her own band to share her own musical journey. (From some of her stage patter at the show, Wilson does not appear to be in any hurry to get back to her famous band.) The “Ann Wilson of Heart” tour is a l

Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 – Photo by Jay S. Jacobs © 2016 Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 No one wanted the recent Glen Hansard concert in suburban Philadelphia to end, least of all the singer himself, who ended up performing a generous eight-song encore.  In fact, it was nine songs if you count the extended snippet of Aretha Franklin’s soul classic “Respect” which he wove

Burt Bacharach – A Life in Song BURT BACHARACH – A LIFE IN SONG (2016) Starring Burt Bacharach, Michael Grade, Alfie Roe, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shaun Escoffery, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Heyward, Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Mvula, Joss Stone, Josie James, Donna Taylor, John Pagano, The Burt Bacharach Band and Senbla Concert Orchestra. Directed by Richard Valentine. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  111 minutes.  Not Rated. Any list of the great songwriters of the 1960s have

Fantasia Barrino Fantasia Barrino Side Effects of Life by Abraham Kuranga It’s been almost ten years since Fantasia Barrino won the hearts of millions of viewers on season three of Fox’s American Idol.  She was simply a young voice from High Point, North Carolina, just amazed to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of her own idols, much less perhaps become one. Today, she returns with her fourth studio album entitled Side Effects of You. After so many years in the

Joss Stone JOSS STONE SOUL SISTER by  Jay S. Jacobs You can’t help but notice the voice.  It is strong, sensuous, assured.  It soars to a crescendo or sighs to a whisper.  It flat-out belts a soulful, joyful noise that reaches for the heavens and tries to box with God.  Yet it doesn’t fall victim to the showiness of the Mariah Carey / Christina Aguilera wannabes.  This woman ain’t gonna use ten notes when one is good enough, even if she has the ability to do so.  The voice is