A convergence of thoughts came to me, prompted by the headline and picture to the left from the NPR website. Thought #1: The author in this piece basically is questioning the need for yet more box sets by Dylan and […]
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This review is a positive one, but it’s also sad because Carey Bell passed away shortly after Getting’ Up was recorded (it was released in 2007). He was 70. Carey Bell Harrington was a giant among Chicago blues harp players and is often considered the transitional link […]
The encore was inevitable, but a triumph of confidently realised expectation. ‘When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease’ soared up to the high ceiling of the Festival Hall, buoyed by strings and brass, Roy Harper’s voice as clear and true as […]
This morning, my commute to work in Washington, D.C. was especially brutal with train delays due to track problems and bus delays due to the rain. A local news agency asked followers what they’d be doing to remain calm and […]
The music cruise industry has really taken flight — or, shall we say, really set sail — in recent years, spawned by a desire by fans and musicians alike to take the fun of a festival to sea. After all, […]
On his new album of soulful blues rock and funk, Magic Honey, Cyril Neville is joined by several other brothers from New Orleans and Ruf records. The twelve song set features Neville Brothers band mates Cranston Clements on tasty guitar, […]
The 1966 country jukebox of your dreams The passing of decades often elides the full range of music that spun on jukeboxes and the radio. The commercial necessities of CD (and now MP3) reissue and oldies broadcasting further reinforce this […]
The Del-Lords brought their A game to St. Louis on Oct. 18. But they ended up playing before a too-small crowd, an unfortunate consequence of the Cardinals finishing off the Dodgers to win the National League pennant just three miles […]
If you have a tight budget and non-session players, you need to sound at least this good. This first CD by Charlie C startsright out of the gate with a rollicking title track, “Trouble,” which implicitly says, “Oh yea? Here’s […]
GREG TROOPER Incident on Willow Street (52 Shakes) Produced by Stewart Lerman, the songs on Trooper’s 12th record cover an array of characters most of whom are determined to find a better world than the one they’ve been living in. […]
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