Eventually, the allure of music proved too strong and she decided to return to her creative endeavors, recording her debut, The Tide, in 1994 (assisted by Colvin, who produced the album). With the great notices that followed, Kaplansky's path was set; and she became a full-time musician.

In 1998, she joined forces with Dar Williams and Richard Shindell to form the Folk supergroup Cry Cry Cry, which recorded one acclaimed album and toured extensively before calling it a day. Her next two albums, 1999's Ten Year Night and 2001's Every Single Day, both took Pop Album of the Year honors from the Association For Independent Music, and her last album, 2007's Over the Hills, found her songwriting strengthened by her new role as a mother.

Last fall, Kaplansky debuted a new single titled "Life Threads," which hopefully means that she is readying yet another album's worth of emotionally powerful tunes for imminent release.

The first recording that was released under Hodgsons' name was a vinyl LP titled 'Mark Hodgson and The Rootie Tootie Band 'SURVIVAL IN A TOURIST TOWN'. This was a live recording and put the group on the map. Soon The boys would travel to Nashville to record demos for Gary Lamb productions. The music was ahead of its time incorporating rock and reggae with the blues, in 1981 this was a bit much for the Nashville crowd, tuned into the likes of groups like ALABAMA. Hodgson was asked to stay on in Nashville to become a solo artist but declined out of loyalty to his friends in the band. 

The years flew by and so did the members of the group. There were more recordings, concerts, nightclubs, videos, and heartaches. Through it all, Hodgson remained entrenched in the Blues and kept writing and performing. In 1985, Hodgson once again tried the Nashville game. Tony Joe White, the composer of Mega Hits, Polk Salad Annie and Rainy Night In Georgia, among others, signed Hodgson to a publishing contract. During this period Hodgson became involved with the Memphis Blues Foundation and placed 1st runner up in the National Blues Talent Search. Many notables were introduced to Hodgson at the time, which led Bob Greenlee of King Snake records to go National with his fledging Blues label based in Sanford, Florida. Hodgson was responsible for placing The Return Of The Thin Man, The comeback recording of the late Tenor Saxophonist, Noble Watts, on the W.C.Handy Awards,1985 ballot for best recording. The partnership of Mark'muddyharp'Hodgson and Noble 'thin man'Watts lasted almost 20 years. When Noble passed in 2004, Hodgson went solo. 

As Duke Ellington said, "There are only two kinds of music: good and bad." At a time when music is all about labels, it's refreshing to find an artist who doesn't easily fit into a box, who is broader than just one category, who is simply "good". Kim Richey is just such an artist.

Since 2001, Roger and his talented band have released three critically acclaimed CD's with their second release "My Baby Loves That Stuff" winning an esteemed "Top 5 self-produced" accolade in the 2005 International Blues Challenge, which takes place every year in Memphis, TN. The band's third and recent CD "Shake It" has been nominated to the top six "Self Produced CD Releases" in the 2009 International Blues Challenge - where Roger and his band will also be competing in early February 2009. Additionally, The RGB were participants in the 2005 and 2006 International Blues Challenges.

Bad Ju-Ju
Bad JuJu is a Delaware Blues band that is all about good old fashioned, shoot-from-the-hip blues, rhthym, blues and soul! Much of what we put out there for you may be on a list, but is not really scripted. I doubt that it ever happen the same way twice, and that is what keeps it interesting, energized and full of vibe! We hope that you enjoy what you hear, and can get lost in the music just enough to forget the day-to-day things that sometimes get in the way. We Are Bad JuJu!

Take the soulfulness of Bill Withers, the power and range of Anita Baker, the elegance of Sade, the rhythmic sense of Richie Havens, the songwriting of Carly Simon or Joni Mitchell and roll it all together and you might get an idea of what Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Lili Anel is all about. Venues like Tin Angel and World Café Live! have embraced her; WXPN has featured her, calling her music a hybrid of "urban/acoustic/jazz/pop" combined with a powerfully unique vocal style bringing her to the forefront. In 2007, JazzTimes Magazine said "...her songs are consistently excellent..." Lili's recent CD, "Every Second In Between", produced by Grammy award winning producer, Glenn Barratt, made the All About Jazz 2009 Year End Writers Choice for the 10 Best New Jazz Releases list, CityPaper's 2009 Music Critic's List, along with JazzTimes Magazine proclaiming "...a cd to blow your mind at first listen...".

The Good Problems - Lyrically brave and significant acoustic based "urban folk" from the ongoing city of brotherly somethin like love. beautifully adorned by four-part harmonies and a string duet. like an ice sculpture in cashmere.

"The decade-old band is a roots-rock riddle, nestled in a satirical Vaudeville enigma, packaged in an old-timey radio-show puzzle and slathered with hippie-fied mystery sauce." - Tampa Weekly Planet

David Buskin and Robin Batteau evoke a wide range of emotions in their audiences, ranging from light-hearted amusement at "ESPN" or the pun-filled "Death in Venice" to a gentle sense of loss expressed by their beautiful ballad for the late Kate Wolf, "Never Cry Wolf". The popular duo also brings their unique style and sound to the stage and the audience has come to expect the unexpected whenever David and Robin perform. Drawing inspriration from current events they gave us "Second Homeless", on the heels of the October 1987 stock market crash, a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the plight of stockbrokers no longer able to afford a second home. They combine talent, humor and showmanship with the element of surprise to produce a crowd-pleasing performance.