Tag: Shannon Hawley

The Sven Curth Trio Brings the Heat on “live at your local Waterhole”

The Sven Curth Trio pushes back against our increasingly artificial landscape with their new album, "live at your local Waterhole". Serving as a deliberate defense of organic, human art, the release documents the trio doing exactly what algorithms cannot: sweating it out, improvising, and finding communal joy in a crowded room. https://open.spotify.com/album/3AN1GZsmhBUtD3j4yEZr4c?si=je3S2Y-NTYm73O_NV4LqHw The lineup is tightly woven. Sven Curth anchors the band on vocals, guitar, and...

“Fare Thee Well”: Larry Karpenko’s Heart-Rending Elegy Transcends Ordinary Grief

A Masterclass in Musical Mourning Transforms Personal Loss into Universal Catharsis "Fare Thee Well" Larry Karpenko comes as a surprise, like a handmade letter tucked inside a library book: personal, frighteningly clear. This album is an elegy for Sharlene, a missionary, mother, and friend who died at age 43 of cancer. It does not just mourn; it breaks down loss with the care of an artist...

Shannon Hawley Returns With A Very Powerful Soul-Healing Single ‘Mercy’

There is no need to look any further than Shannon Hawley if you are looking for a singer-songwriter who can provide music that satisfies...