Beloved Foe - The Sinner And The Saint

Rockin' track from some fellow east coasters, featuring Tonella on lead vocals!

Tonella - The Station

New song from Tonella! A kind of acoustic ballad this time, sounds pretty great.

Tonella - Ghostling

I've been meaning to do an album review of Tonella's debut album "Dreaming In Red" for a while, but alas I haven't picked up a copy yet. It's on my list of things to do, however, in the near future. I've had the pleasure of watching this lovely lady's evolution from casual open mic drop-in to professional performer over the last seven years or so, and I'm sure most would agree that from the first time they heard her it was clear she was destined for bigger things. This is a new song she posted a couple nights ago that I really enjoyed. This is not on the album, but this one is. The best part is there is so much more to come from this exceptional talent. Keep your eyes, and ears, on this one.

Tonella - Ghostling

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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

So my Dad tells me that K.D. Lang sang this song at the opening of the Olympics last week. K.D. doesn't like to use caps in her name. I don't like that she's stealing Kraft Dinner's initials. Can't say I'm a fan of her, but I do happen to be a big fan of the song. It was originally written by Leonard Cohen, who for me is a better poet than a singer, and has since been covered by lots of people. Tonella used to do a nice job of it a ways back. She's coming back east soon, by the way, you should definitely check her out.

I digress. The greatest rendition, for me, of this song, has always been the one that I happened to hear first. I saw this on MuchMusic many a moon ago and thought "wowzers" for two reasons. Firstly it was the first time I'd ever heard the late Jeff Buckley in action, and second it was the first time I'd heard this amazing song. It took me a little while to find the right version, but now here it is in its entirety. Enjoy.

Brilliant.