There are a lot of terrifically talented and youthful singer-songwriting couples today who, when they’re not making out, breaking up or making up, are capable of making beautiful music together. Now all of them should listen up, especially if they […]
Steve Lipman must lead one of the most interesting lives. By day, Lipman cleans teeth and checks for cavities; at night, he becomes Frank Sinatra. Dubbing himself “The Singin’ Dentist,” Lipman is no mere novelty. The fiftysomething jazz singer sounds […]
The level of improvement that singer/songwriter Jay Brown reveals with each new release hints at a talent that just might bust the walls open of the mainstream soon. On his latest effort, Soul to Soul, Brown has written his best […]
Some might argue that folk – that 1960s folk revival kind of folk – is dying. Folk festivals are hiring big mainstream acts; kids aren’t interested in pure forms of genres anymore, it’s all about fusion; what’s the point of […]
This isn’t so much a review as a rumination on the best concert I’ve ever seen. Jon Dee Graham played the American Music Festival at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, Ill. over the July 4th weekend, deservedly headlining one of the nights […]
Lately Mike Zito has gotten a lot of attention from his work as co-founder of Royal Southern Brotherhood with Devon Allman and Cyril Neville. But long before that, Zito had been doing some impressive work as a solo artist. On […]
I am a firm believer that when it comes to community, the Boston roots music scene is the pinnacle for exemplifying what a music scene can and should be. Case in point, the New England Americana Festival. Throughout the year, […]
Steve Earle has one of those careers for which it’s hard to imagine any up-and-coming artist carrying the torch. He’s defied pretty much everything you might expect out of a guy from Texas with a trucker beard, who plays rock […]
The Canadian Minister of Employment, Social Development & Multiculturalism has really done it this time. According to the Calgary Herald, new regulations “could deal a crippling blow to live music at the club level.” Large concerts and music festivals, thank […]
There’s not a lot of point in doing a full review of a Leonard Cohen concert these days. If you’re at all interested in the man, you’ll know he’s been back on the road during the last six years, playing wonderful, warm […]
