There surely is tremendous inner tumult when you know you’ve got something extraordinary, know you’ve got something important to say — and can mentally hear it portrayed in a definite manner — but are restricted by auxiliary commitments. Quentin Jones founded Pennsylvania’s Lanark Records. While […]
Rick Fink and co. have always succeeded at translating their boundless live-show exuberance to studio waxings. So the hand-clapping/foot-stomping audio acrobatics here come as no surprise (though they are wonderfully welcome). The band’s inimitable, punk-fuelled swingin’-for-the-bleachers jump-blues/jazzy/billy rages grinningly. […]
Unfortunately, terms like “inventive,” “refreshing,” and “clever” have too often been used to describe musicians not nearly as worthy of their imprint as is Quentin Jones. Those already fans of the man’s red hot-gunning guitar-play — with, most recently, Charlie […]
Quentin Jones is at the spinning wheel of a lightning-bolt hot rod. Under his knowing guidance, the Pennsylvania-based Lanark Records has launched a new era of wildcat rockabilly. And yes, that genre’s usual country, blues, and jazz inflections crowded along for […]
