American folk and blues singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, who’s known by her stage name Cat Power,…
Fringe Toast Music: Euro Songstresses Tina Dico and Chris
This fall, Danish singer Tina Dico and French artist Héloïse Letissier (formerly known as Christine…
Fringe Toast Music: SYML is Brian Fennell Solo
This month, I’m following up on SYML, an artist I first reviewed in July 2017.…
Fringe Toast Music: Synergistic Magic from Sweet Talk Radio
Several years ago, I was fortunate to interview a very special LA-based alternative folk-pop duo…
Fringe Toast Summer Song List
In compiling the Fringe Toast Music Summer Song List this year, I felt especially drawn…
Fringe Toast Music: Kate Stables and Mia Doi Todd
I recently discovered the music of British-born Paris resident Kate Stables, who records under her…
Phoebe Bridgers: Raw and Revealing Songs About Everyday Life
In late 2017, gifted 23-year-old Los Angeles singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers released her debut album, Stranger…
Fringe Toast Music: ARIZONA’s Electropop by Way of New Jersey
Of the thousands of new bands emerging onto the U.S. music scene each year, ARIZONA…
The Fringe Toast Crispy Awards for 2017
For over 11 years, I’ve live-streamed rarely heard tracks on my KRUU radio show, Fringe…
The Genre-Defying Barr Brothers
A few years ago, my nephew in Vermont brought the Barr Brothers to my music…
Ivan Howard’s Sparkling Solo Debut
The soulful CD debut Beautiful Tired Bodies from Howard Ivans (the musical project of Ivan…
Best of Fringe Toast #11
In late September 2006, I launched the Fringe Toast radio show on Fairfield’s KRUU at…