Features

Bistro Bits: A New Album from D.C. Anderson and a Lina Koutrakos Trifecta

In this column, I check in on an important new album from singer/songwriter/actor D.C. Anderson. Plus, I report...

Six Authors Talk About Publishing Books on the Great American Songbook and Its Artists in Today’s Market

So, you want to publish a book about your favorite composers or singers right out of the Great...

Crowdfunding: The Do’s, the Don’ts, the Virtues, the Liabilities

Doing What You Have to Do to Get Your Work Out There When James Beaman decided to return...
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Club Reviews

Bistro Bits: Winter Rhythms 2024 Features Beats of Different Drums

This year’s “Winter Rhythms” series at Urban Stages (the 16th annual edition) was a mix of old and...

A Grab Bag of Cabaret Shows in a Wide Array of Styles

It seems each year the holiday season starts earlier and gets here quicker, and inevitably leaves me with...

Bistro Bits: From Gershwin to Booze, Broadway, Murder, and Sex, Cabaret Shows Take on a Variety of Themes

We’ve now reached the point in the year when the influx of new cabaret runs may be tapering...
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Album Reviews

Bistro Bits: Special-Case Albums—New Releases by Minnock and Aloisio/Pallatto

Today for Bistro Bits, I’m having a look at two recent album releases, both of which fall into...

Bistro Bits: Jazz Babies 2024–New Recordings by Russell and Mason, Loar, and Levy/Vannatter

A couple of weeks ago, writer Lisa Jo Sagolla discussed a number of new recordings on this site....

Album Reviews: A Pleasurable Trio of Recent Releases

Reviewing recordings by leading cabaret vocalists may be the heavenliest job on earth, as this latest batch of...
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