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 (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 (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 (Listen in iTunes)
EACH TRACK REPRESENTS A NOMINATED FILM (chosen by Val) - Crystalfilm by Little Dragon (The Artist), The Fear by Ben...
Mid Life (Listen in iTunes)
SONGS THAT UNDERSTAND. New to Valslist: Camper Van Beethoven, Land of Talk, Rob Jungklas, Kasey Chambers, Gustavo Santaolalla, Davi...
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...
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/