Dianne Forte has somehow built a bizarre, joyous bridge between Sunday morning devotion and a vintage arcade console with the instrumental version of her latest single, "Hallelujah Just Keep Your Heads Up Now". I anticipated the gentle cadence of her North Carolina gospel roots. Instead, the self-taught organist handed me a soundtrack for a sun-drenched, high-speed drive down a pixelated coastline. https://open.spotify.com/album/6GStrr1WiKEWJaAkuWYX5K?si=AOhyiEbXR1iGjVkwFtTIVQ The sheer, unrestrained energy...

There are musicians and then there are musicians that have a position in the music industry similar to Michael Lyon. The latter group includes Michael Lyon. Michael's music is a captivating combination of deep emotions and concepts. When Michael Lyon was a little child growing up in Arlington, Virginia, his parents would wake him up in the morning by playing songs from the Great American...