Best Music Of 2016: Val’s List
This list will impress your kids so go ahead and have fun with that......
Val Haller
Your Myers-Briggs for Music 2013
A list to get you started, get you caught up, or add to what you already have....
Playlist For Your Hip Holiday Party
Chill martini music is great for a dinner party. A bit more beat works for a cocktail party. ...
Summer Music List
New music to check out for summer....
Dear Mom, You Rock.
I'm actually like you... a 54-year-old mother of four, living in Chicago with my husband. an empty nester and a boomer. Probably the only difference is, I started a music business five years ago that’s been my passion....
A Country Potion – Valslist
A Country Potion (Listen in iTunes)
ALL COUNTRY - ALL THE TIME. A collection of my favorite new country songs. Except Track 1 which is different. Read my blog ...
Color It Purple – Valslist Music for this week
Color it Purple (Listen in iTunes)
ADD A SPLASH, BE REMARKABLE. New artists to Valslist: The Radio Dept., The Constellations. Valslist favorite artists: Paul S...
OSCARS :: The Story Line – Valslist
OSCARS :: The Story Line (Listen in iTunes)
EACH TRACK REPRESENTS A NOMINATED FILM (chosen by Val) - Crystalfilm by Little Dragon (The Artist), The Fear by Ben...
Mid Life – Valslist
Mid Life (Listen in iTunes)
SONGS THAT UNDERSTAND. New to Valslist: Camper Van Beethoven, Land of Talk, Rob Jungklas, Kasey Chambers, Gustavo Santaolalla, Davi...
WORKOUT :: Get Up & Go
To start your resolutions off right! THIS WILL GET YOU OFF THE COUCH. GO RUN OR DANCE. Faves by Chris Brown, Two Door Cinema Club, Loona, Coldplay, Rihanna, G...
‘Tis the Season for a Nap by Valslist – BA50’s Music Columnist
Misery loves company. So I'd really like to thank the ones who verbalized their holiday frustration within my ear shot this week....
Val Haller
Val is founder/CEO of Valslist.com (launched 7 years ago.) She writes the music column for Make It Better magazine, authored a weekly music match series for the New York Times, has a personal blog mini music note, and is a regular guest on the morning television show “You & Me This Morning” (WCIU “The U”) Her business has branched out in myriad directions, Val interviews bands, does press at music festivals, started a music club for adults, hosts house concerts in her home, took 30 adults to Lollapalooza, and recently launched a mobile app ValslistRadio (Valslist playlists for your phone). Val has been vetted by Oprah, Katie Couric, WGN, FOX, Chicago Sun-Times, WNYC public radio, NYT, NS Magazine, and music industry moguls, Bob Lefsetz, Norm Winer of WXRT, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, and more. For more about Val, visit these websites: Val’s music blog mini music note – http://valslist.com/newsletters Val’s NYT Music Match column – http://www.nytimes.com/column/music-match Val’s house concerts – https://vimeo.com/85263678 Val’s monthly TV spot – http://www.wciu.com/videos/youandme/discover-new-artists-this-fall Val’s app ValslistRadio – http://valslistradio.com/