Articles by Michael J. Warren

BJ the Chicago Kid

In My Mind

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2016

BJ the Chicago Kid's EP of D'Angelo covers last month wasn't a dramatic reimagining of the material; there was no attempt to update the per...

KING

We Are King

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2016

Five years after first introducing themselves to the world, KING wish to do so again with the plainly stated We Are King, the group's debut...

Adrian Younge

Something About April II

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2016

Los Angeles law school grad turned self-taught composer extraordinaire Adrian Younge has had a stealthy ascent following 2012's Something A...

Kae Sun

Oceans Apart EP

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2015

Oceans Apart is the latest offering from Ghanaian-Canadian singer/songwriter Kae Sun, critically acclaimed for his 2013 Afriyie album. But...

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

It's A Holiday Soul Party

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2015

The holiday album: occasionally classic; more often, a cash-in. As an audience, we mostly tolerate, rather than love, holiday albums. They...

Kelela

Hallucinogen EP

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2015

First announced in March with an intended May release date, Kelela's Hallucinogen EP's five-month delay may have something to do with her m...

Souljazz Orchestra Find Their Voice for 'Resistance'

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2015

Most bands would rather not have to audition lead singers 15 years into their career, just as they are recording their seventh album. But f...

The Souljazz Orchestra

Resistance

PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

"If you kick a dog long enough, the dog bites back."   That phrase is the central theme to Ottawa's Souljazz Orchestra's rise of the prolet...