BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS South (File Under Music) South represents a fresh creative step for Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, while embodying the qualities of rootsy musical uplift and quirky lyrical depth that have long distinguished the ensembles varied […]
Pioneering black music critic, playwright, essayist, and former Poet Laureate of New Jersey Amiri Baraka died at 79 on Jan. 9 in a Newark hospital. I thank jazz critic, author and educator Howard Mandel for posting a tribute to Baraka […]
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – South “Baby point this engine south / I wanna ride ‘till we get our fill.” opens the title track of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings’ newest release South. As a follow up to the band’s much […]
“I always loved rock ‘n’ roll…blues…jazz…but I didn’t want to get too far away from the Western Swing thing with Asleep at the Wheel. But now, I figure I’d better do what I want to do musically…and I can do […]
One of the best things about living in the DC area are The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage concerts – free concerts 365 days a year. Not only have we had the privilege of seeing some great acts, we’ve been able […]
2013 was another cracking year for the blues, as you can see from the list below. Blues music is so diverse that it’s very difficult to make a list that contains both acoustic and electric blues and everything else in […]
Fellow musicians have long recognized Bluesman Chaz DePaolo’s great talent, as evidenced by his 2012 induction into the Blues Hall of Fame (NY Chapter). DePaolo has toured around the US and Europe, sharing the stage with likes of Buddy Guy, […]
Sometimes it takes a little extra effort to track down and purchase great music. Thanks to the internet, local record stores are just a mouse click away for better or worse. Record labels and artists now can ship an album […]
I was a little jealous when my brother told me he had tickets for the Albert Lee’s 70th birthday bash in London this coming march. But I’m no longer jealous – although I’d still like to go to that show […]
Veteran Northwest musician and multiple WBS “BB” award winner Polly O’Keary returns to form with her third studio album Compass, featuring guitar ace Seattle Slim and several stellar guests including The Seattle Horns, piano man Arthur Migliazza and IBC winner […]
