Buffalo-born, Chicago-based vocalist Paul Marinaro performed at the 2026 Lewiston (NY) Jazz Festival last week with his Chicago quintet, featuring Tom Vaitsas on piano, Mike Allemana on guitar, John Tate on bass and Neil Hemphill on drums. Marinaro is an…
Cyndi Dawson and Henry Seiz of the Cynz sat down to talk not only about their contribution to Jem Records Celebrates David Bowie, but also about their path as musicians, their influences, and what it means to reinterpret a song…
The Cynz are more than the band that just recorded a Bowie cover. Led by singer and poet Cyndi Dawson and guitarist Henry Seiz, they embody a spirit forged in punk’s heyday and carried into the present with determination and…
The Cynz are an instantly likable, high-energy rock and roll band from New Jersey and my introduction to Jem Records' recently released album, Jem Records Celebrates David Bowie. Their contribution, "Can't Help Thinking About Me," was the first song from…
My David Bowie Cover of the Week is the High Frequencies’ version of "Modern Love," which appears on the forthcoming JEM Records Celebrates David Bowie album, scheduled for release on August 29. The High Frequencies are Lisa Mychols, Tom Richards,…
My selection for “Cover of the Week” is a celebration of the under-discovered: it’s an obscure Bowie song recorded by a legit-but-not-famous band off an established-but-not-a-household-name record label’s forthcoming Bowie tribute album. If yer looking for a new band, label…
This is a neat little live album recorded (and presumably shown on VH1) leading up to the release of, “...hours,” but released as a CD in 2009, during the long period in which Bowie was not releasing new studio albums…