Brooklyn-based Global Soul pioneer and True Groove founder Tomás Doncker has announced a run of performances to take place this Summer at various venues and festivals. Supporting his latest album, The Mess We Made, a powerful blues epic inspired by the Charleston Massacre, Doncker will be joined by the True Groove All-Stars for what they’re […]
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Tomás Doncker To Launch South By South Orange Fest Amidst ‘Big Apple Blues’ Tour
June 5th, 2015 
Brian Leak No Wave and Blues legend Tomás Doncker released his newest album, Big Apple Blues, back in October but he’s still supporting the effort through touring with shows lined up for the next few months. For the weekend of June 26-28, Doncker will be helping launch the first-ever South By South Orange festival. Curated by Mike […]
UTG INTERVIEW: The Tomas Doncker Band
August 8th, 2013 Brian Leak Tomas Doncker has been involved with music almost as long as I’ve been alive and after two decades of creating and touring the world, his Global Soul movement is in full swing. The Tomas Doncker Band recently released an EP of tracks that help comprise the score for a show called Diablo Love which re-imagines […]
REVIEW: Tomas Doncker Band – Howlin’ Wolf EP
June 30th, 2013 Brian Leak Artist: Tomas Doncker Band Album: Howlin’ Wolf EP Genre: Blues Rock, Global Soul When my dad was 13 years old, he tried to run away from home and hitchhike to New York. It was the Summer of ’69, destination Woodstock. My grandmother caught him, however, and he never made it to the iconic three-day (actually […]
Charlie Funk lives up to his name on debut, ‘Give Me A Groove’
May 20th, 2016 Brian Leak Brooklyn artist Charlie Funk has been a longtime writer at Tomás Doncker’s True Groove Records, an NYC “global soul” label that features a hefty roster of like-minded musicians who often collaborate on one another’s projects. Funk is the newest to hit the True Groove studio and release a record of his own. Funk’s name paired […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Samuel Claiborne Discusses ‘Love, Lust And Genocide’
November 18th, 2015 Brian Leak New York alt-rock veteran Samuel Claiborne is a Renaissance man when it comes to the arts; divvying up his time and effort between poetry, music, photography, visual art and more. This is an impressive feat for anyone, but being a former quadriplegic, it’s downright inspiring. Teaming up with the True Groove All Stars, Claiborne’s newest […]
James Chance Signs With True Groove, Releases James Brown Cover
May 7th, 2014 Brian Leak Tomás Doncker’s label, True Groove Records, seems to be constantly scouting and recruiting outstanding talents for its roster. We’ve drawn attention to all of True Groove’s artists over the past year: Kevin Jenkins, Marla Mase, Lael Summer, and Mr. Doncker himself have all been reviewed and or interviewed here at UTG. To follow suit, we’re […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Lael Summer
March 24th, 2014 Brian Leak Lael Summer‘s recent full-length, Burden To Bear, shows undeniable talent from a young artist with a massive voice. After reviewing the effort late last month, Summer took some time to speak with us openly about her musical roots, her newest album, and a lot of the deeply personal themes that make up the lyrical content […]
REVIEW: Lael Summer – ‘Burden To Bear’
February 28th, 2014 Brian Leak Artist: Lael Summer Album: Burden To Bear Genre: Soul, Pop You would never believe that Lael Summer was in her early to mid twenties by listening to the maturity and refined sounds in her music and (ostensibly) experient vocals. Backed by a wise choice of band consisting of True Groove founder Tomás Doncker and a […]
True Groove Records Sign Worldwide Distribution Deal With The Orchard
February 1st, 2014 Brian Leak Tomás Doncker’s True Groove label just recently signed a massive global distribution and licensing deal with The Orchard, teaming up to further represent and expand True Groove’s progressing label and “Global Soul” artists in what will inevitably be a massive year and future for Doncker and his talented cohorts. Doncker explains, “We are very excited […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Kevin Jenkins Talks ‘Step Inside,’ Social Media in Music
August 30th, 2013 Brian Leak “Why ignore the stories my heart longs to tell?” Kevin Jenkins has been contributing to others’ work for the better part of four decades but recently, the Brooklyn-based soul artist decided it was time to branch out and create some works of his own. His debut effort, Step Inside, is set to release on September […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Marla Mase
March 16th, 2013 Brian Leak Under the Gun Review is thrilled to bring you this exclusive interview with New York City’s multi-talented Marla Mase! Marla is endlessly busy in her impressive flood of creative enterprises but she managed to take the time to speak with us candidly and in detail about her extensive medium-melding career, her newest album, and even […]