The Sharp Notes with Evan Toth

Robby Takac can tell you some stories! A founding member of the Goo Goo Dolls in the 1980s: he was there in those rough and tumble hard rock early days and evolved with the band to produce some of th…

It’s unusual to discuss an album that doesn’t fully yet exist yet, but that’s what’s happening here with soul and R&B singer-songwriter, Rozzi who joins me this week to discuss her new song, “I Can’t…

Gary Kemp cut his teeth as a band member of the immensely popular 1980’s New Romantic, synth-pop band, Spandau Ballet. As their chief composer, his participation in the group was fundamental to its s…

The work of certain musical artists occasionally transcend the initial audience and genre they were intended for. Waylon Jennings, best known as a cornerstone of country music’s “Outlaw Movement”, pr…

Every so often, there is a member of a well-known band who truly blooms after stepping into the spotlight on their own terms. Such is the case for Eric Slick who is also the drummer from that fabulou…

Laura Benack and Steven Mertens are a duo that go by the name Bass Race. They may have created a 21st century fusion of music on their new release Tender Vittles, but something about them feels comfo…

It’s an understatement to say that Kenny Loggins has achieved massive success in the entertainment industry. He’s been on the Billboard Top Ten charts over 20 times and sold over 25 million records. …

Can you remember the first time you heard the song, “Cars”? At that moment, it must have been obvious that Gary Numan looked at things a little bit differently than you or I do; that he was full of a…

“What are you about, man?” That’s the question Frank Ene asked himself when writing and recording the music for his latest EP, No Longer. Hearing Frank explain it, this was his opportunity to gaze in…

Pete Krebs is a musical chameleon. It was the 1990s when his career began in the band Hazel which was a very popular alternative rock and roll group on Sub Pop Records. In those days, Krebs even form…

Some of us were just born to do the things we do; it’s in our blood, in our genes. Jon Klages is one of those folks whose lineage belies a musical connection. His grandfather was a popular and succes…

Tracy Bonham can do it all. You might remember her from the late 90s when she released The Burdens of Being Upright album and screamed right into the faces of the alternative rock world. Or, maybe yo…

It doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while, I drop the needle on a record and can feel something special happening; a sort of groundswell. As if something is growing, or getting ready to burs…

It’s not often we get to throw around the phrase “legend” or “trailblazer” without hyperbole, but that’s exactly what we’ve got on this week’s program. Suzi Quatro is credited as being the first inst…

2021 marks the golden anniversary of the band America. That’s 50 years of unique and carefully crafted rock music that was always adorned with strummy acoustic goodness, the best harmonies this side …

Judee Sill was a California-based songwriter who came of age during the peak of the Laurel Canyon scene in the early 1970s and she mingled with the likes of Jackson Brown and Joni Mitchell. In fact, …

Let’s start with the bad news, so we can get it out of the way. Musician A.J. Croce lost his father - famed singer-songwriter, Jim Croce - before he was two years old. As if that weren’t enough, A.J.…

The path to success for most successful people in the entertainment business - or any business, for that matter - is rarely a straight one. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, but it's all a…

The good old days of record collecting are over; the cat is definitely out of the bag. You don’t need me to tell you how sales of vinyl records have been increasing in the last few years. There used …