It is devastating. There is enough unguarded emotion in Paul Luftenegger’s latest single, “It’s Only Love,” to fuel a number of break-up ballads. However, Luftenegger’s lyrics aren’t narrating a relationship gone wrong; rather, it illustrates the absence of equality given […]
Charlie Musselwhite, more than any other harmonica player of his generation, can rightfully lay claim to inheriting the mantle of many of the great harp players that came before him with music as dark as Mississippi mud or as uplifting […]
Pete Anderson is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Producer and groundbreaking guitarist, who melds blues and country to forge a style all his own. Known as a pioneer in the roots-rock genre and an early champion of the Americana movement, he […]
Hearing accomplished musicians in one genre seamlessly shift into another makes my heart happy because I love a range of music: from jazz to Americana, to pop and R&B. For this reason and more, Missy Raines and the New Hip […]
What would happen if George Costanza—Seinfeld’s perennial loser—had to interview singer Heidi Swedberg? He’d talk to her for almost an hour, then discover the tape recorder didn’t work. Yeah, it happened to me. Call me George. Actually, George and Heidi […]
As is often the case, events colluded this week to make me focus on one thing. Much more than I had anticipated. This time, the topic was singing. Perhaps I was sensitive to it, in the midst of writing a […]
Although it’s a daunting task to sort through Amnesty International’s 16 hour epic documentation of their concerts from ’86-’98 to raise money and awareness for their cause, it’s a journey you’ll find yourself drawn back to again and again. Some […]
A lot of people are rooting for Dylan Michael Bentley, including his girlfriend, his mother and father, his many siblings and countless friends. He’s got a solid network of support rooted in his hometown of Sheldon, near Watseka in Iroquois […]
Let’s raise a glass to Nicky Hopkins, one of the greatest session players in Rock and Roll history. Nicky played for the greatest English bands and on their greatest songs (Beatles: Hey Jude, Revolution, Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil, […]
