An ear for the political and social drives the band Told Americans. Their spoken word approach conveys the frustrations, laments and struggles of everyday life. Like “Traffic” – you feel precisely as if you are wedged in on the interstate, little brat of a kid kicking the back of your seat, cars suffocatingly surrounding you... Continue Reading →
Two Roads Diverged in a Wood; Lisa Marie Simmons Takes Them Both
Groomed early by others who felt her strengths might lie in R&B, Lisa Marie Simmons had other ideas altogether. The former Boulder, CO musician has made a life of music and sunshine in northern Italy, concentrating on her deeply gratifying work in spoken-word’s first cousin (swing poetry?) in her band NoteSpeak; and in an optimistic,... Continue Reading →