Various Artists ~ For LA Vol. 2

The fundraising event of the season now enters its second stage, with a third still to come.  Hollie and Keith Kenniff’s For LA will soon be offered in an expanded edition from Nettwerk Records, but the needs of the mourning, displaced and

Various Artists ~ For LA Vol. 1

As of today, three blazes are still burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, two weeks to the day after the start of the devastating wildfires.  Spread by Santa Ana winds that reached 100 mph (160 km/h), the fires have

ACL 2012: The Happiest Music of the Year

Some may call this a guilty pleasure, but we all need happy music: joy without melancholy, cheer without irony.  These ten releases – some short, because happiness is hard to sustain – each offer listeners a brief burst of ebullience.

Keith Kenniff ~ Branches

The Keith Kenniff song I most wanted to appear on this album – “Orchestral – Goldengrove v2” – is not here; but it’s a good indication of what is.  That piece, an uplifting, chime-filled, 90-second burst of sweetness and light,