Recently I was in Saint Louis and stumbled upon a lively blues trio making music at a corner hangout called the Blues City Deli, in the Soulard District. We showed up for lunch at noonish on a Friday, and found a […]
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It was a strange night in a strange week. At a time when it appeared that the world had (temporarily, one hopes) gone mad, “Kaddish,’’ Allen Ginsberg’s lament for his mad mother was being presented at the San Francisco Jazz […]
Can we repeat last night at Old Settler’s Music Fest all over again? And in particular, can we redo the set done byThe Giving Tree Band? I haven’t been this excited since seeing Greensky Bluegrass for the first time. I […]
It’s very difficult to believe that one year ago today we lost one of the world’s finest drummers, singers, and all around musicians, Levon Helm. Many of us grew up with his straight-ahead drumming and his punchy, gravel-throated voice; that […]
Strong neo-soul from season one Voice contestant For those who haven’t explored the nuances that differentiate The Voice from American Idol, this Voice graduate’s new EP provides good evidence. The Alabama-born, Austin-based vocalist sings soul music that’s subtle, earthy and […]
You mightn’t know his name, but you know his work. Storm Thorgerson, the graphic designer, artsist and photographer whose work is inextricably linked with Pink Floyd, has passed away, aged 69. His best known work was the iconic 1973 cover […]
This is a two-pronged review of two new records: Amy Speace’s How to Sleep in a Stormy Boat and Jeffrey Foucault’s Cold Satellite release #2 Cavalcade. I had the good fortune to see Cold Satellite in Pittsburgh last Saturday night (4/13). Their […]
Hailing from the thriving musical community of Peterborough Ontario, Express and Company is the band led by singer-songwriter Dylan Ireland, and their debut album, Ontario, is one of the most instantly lovable genre entries I’ve heard in years. Listing roots-rich […]
Best Duo nominees in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and Spiral Earth Awards, Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts played the Turners Hill House Concert series – this is one of my favourite venues in which to listen to live […]
I swore I wasn’t going to write about the Junos this year. I actually have nothing to say about them. But here I am. Whoops. Whatever. It’s just that I keep thinking about k d lang. For the last couple […]
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