Michael Doherty's Music Log

Kissing Other Ppl: "Kissing Other Ppl" (2025) CD Review Kissing Other Ppl is the new project by Vivian Leva, Riley Calcagno (those two usually performing as Viv & Riley) and Rachel Baiman. Interes...

Check out my review of the self-titled debut album from Kissing Other Ppl: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/10/kiss... #music #review #NewRelease

Emma Hedrick: "Newcomer" (2025) CD Review Emma Hedrick is a jazz vocalist based in Indiana. She recently released her debut album, appropriately titled Newcomer . But though this is ...

Check out my review of "Newcomer," the wonderful debut full-length album by vocalist Emma Hedrick: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/10/emma... #music #review #NewRelease #jazz

YouTube video by Propeller Sound Recordings The Salt Collective - In the Shadow of the Moon (feat. Mike Mills and Lynn Blakey)

Check out "In The Shadow Of The Moon" from The Salt Collective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=itZM... #music #video

YouTube video by Sour Patch Men - Topic Walking Alone

Check out "Walking Alone" from The Sour Patch Men: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juqo... #music #newsong #single

YouTube video by VickiAndJohnVEVO Vicki Peterson, John Cowsill - A Thousand Times (Live at The Cutting Room)

Check out this concert video for "A Thousand Times" from Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hag3... #music #video #concert

YouTube video by JEEN JEEN Look What You Did lyric video

Check out "Look What You Did," the newest pop gem from Jeen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyvT... #music #video #single #newsong

YouTube video by Pronounced Kroog (Spencer Krug's label) Lillian King - Echo

Check out Lillian King's "Echo": www.youtube.com/watch?v=watF... #music #video #newsong #single

YouTube video by Rick Wakeman Rick Wakeman - Melancholia (Live) | Melancholia

Check out "Melancholia," a beautiful instrumental track from Rick Wakeman: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VQo... #music #video

YouTube video by D.C. Anderson - Topic Republicans In '25

Check out D.C. Anderson's "Republicans in '25": www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ku... #music #newsong #single #republicans

RJ Bloke (Jay Souza) Bids Adieu To Los Angeles With Four Concerts at Tom Bergin's, 6-18-23 Jay Souza, who these days has been performing under the name RJ Bloke, is leaving Los Angeles in a month or so, and...

If you live in Los Angeles and haven't seen Patrolled By Radar or RJ Bloke's solo work, you have a few more chances. I posted something about this on my music blog: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/rj-b... #music #LosAngeles

YouTube video by Jeremy Pinnell - Topic Too Much Sugar

I'm enjoying Jeremy Pinnel's "Too Much Sugar." Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnTZ... #music #single #newsong

YouTube video by Lily Vakili Lily Vakili: “One Human Being” (Official Video)

Check out Lily Vakili's "One Human Being": www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdkF... #music #video #single #newsong

YouTube video by Ben Brandt Ben Brandt - Parasite Blues (Official Lyric Video)

Check out Ben Brandt's "Parasite Blues": www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wE... #music #video #single #blues

The Baseball Project and The Minus 5 at Crystal Ballroom, 9-23-25 Concert Review The Baseball Project (photo by Tim Doherty) The Baseball Project and The Minus 5 are currently touring together, a fantastic double bill, wh...

I had a fantastic time at the Baseball Project/Minus 5 concert last night, and just posted a review on my music blog: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #music #review #concert #baseball

YouTube video by Max Villavecchia Max Villavecchia - Havanera de Port Alguer

Music is where beauty and humanity still exist. Check out Max Villavecchia's "Havanera de Port Alguer": www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUGg... #music #video

YouTube video by Louisa Stancioff Louisa Stancioff - Look at Miss Ohio (Official Music Video)

I'm enjoying "Look At Miss Ohio" from Louisa Stancioff ("I want to do right, but not right now"). Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFaT... #music #video #single #newsong

The Kerry Kearney Band: "The Kerry Kearney Band" (2025) CD Review Kerry Kearney is a celebrated guitar player and songwriter working in the blues realm. He's received several awards for his playing over the...

Check out my review of the excellent new self-titled release from The Kerry Kearney Band: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #music #review #NewRelease

Rebecca Pidgeon: "Unillusion" (2025) CD Review Last year Rebecca Pidgeon released an album titled Songs Of L.A . , an album inspired by this crazy and beautiful city, and in particular by...

Check out my review of Rebecca Pidgeon's wonderful new release, "Unillusion": michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/rebe... #music #review #NewRelease

Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Sextet: "Armando Mi Conga" (2025) CD Review Irving Flores is a talented jazz pianist and composer currently based in San Diego. His new album, Armando Mi Conga , is a total joy to list...

If you are looking for some fantastic music to lift your spirits and get you moving, pick up a copy of "Armando Mi Conga," the new release from Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Sextet. Here is my review: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/irvi... #music #review #NewRelease #jazz

Shakespeare Reference in Here Beside The Rising Tide Jim Newton's Here Beside The Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, And An American Wakening contains a reference to Macbeth . In th...

There are Shakespeare references in nearly every book I read. Yesterday I finished reading "Here Beside The Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, And An American Awakening," which has a Macbeth reference. michaeldohertyspersonallibrary.blogspot.com/2025/09/shak... #Shakespeare #GratefulDead

Candice Ivory: "New Southern Vintage" (2025) CD Review Candice Ivory, who was born in Tennesse and now resides in St. Louis, Missouri, is a singer and songwriter working in the blues realm. Her n...

Check out my review of Candice Ivory's excellent new album, "New Southern Vintage": michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/cand... #music #review #NewRelease #blues

YouTube video by Tiago Almeida Prece - Tiago Almeida & Lorenzo Reggiani (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Check out this beautiful instrumental piece by Tiago Almeida and Lorenzo Reggiani: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BZP... #music #video

YouTube video by Yep Roc Records The Third Mind - "Pretty Polly"

Check out "Pretty Polly," a very cool track from The Third Mind: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiyA... #music #newsong

Fernando Perdomo: "Waves 8" (2025) CD Review By now, you're probably aware of Fernando Perdomo's Waves project, in which he is releasing a new album of ten original compositions on the...

Fernando Perdomo (currently on tour with Marshall Crenshaw) has delivered another fantastic volume in his "Waves" series. Check out my review of "Waves 8": michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/fern... #music #review #NewRelease #waves

YouTube video by Joshua Ray Walker - Topic Telephone

Check out "Telephone" from Joshua Ray Walker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv7K... #music #newsong

Check out my review of "Desire On Ice," the excellent new Tav Falco album, featuring some special guests: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/tav-... #music #review #NewRelease

Mud Morganfield: "Deep Mud" (2025) CD Review Mud Morganfield, was, as he himself is quoted as saying in the liner notes of his new album, born in the blues. His father was McKinley Morg...

Check out my review of "Deep Mud," the excellent new release from Mud Morganfield: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/mud-... #music #review #blues #theblues #NewRelease

Ruby Friedman Orchestra: "Chimes After Midnight" (2025) CD Review One of Orson Welles' Shakespeare adaptations, Chimes At Midnight , takes its title from a line that Falstaff speaks in the third act of  The...

"Chimes After Midnight," the new album from Ruby Friedman Orchestra, is absolutely fantastic. Check out my review: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/ruby... #music #review #NewRelease

Ben Vaughn Hosts An Incredible Night Of Music At Unurban Coffee House, 9-9-25 Ben Vaughn It was a truly special evening of music last night at the Unurban Coffee House in Santa Monica, part of the Night Of A Thousand S...

Last night I caught a fantastic lineup at Unurban in Santa Monica: Ben Vaughn Duo, Paul Marshall, and Ruthann Friedman! I posted some thoughts and photos on my music blog: michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/ben-... #music #review #concert #livemusic #concertphotography

Chris Stamey continues to deliver wonderful and remarkable work. Check out my review of his new album "Anything Is Possible": michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2025/09/chri... #music #review #NewRelease