The magic of the artist is often transformational. He takes the ordinary and alchemizes it into something transcendent. On Friday, January 20, singer/songwriter Kev Wright, and his new band The Journey Road Grit and Gravel Snake Oil Company, gathered the […]
Tradition is lovely on its own, sure, but what makes it really dance and stir is when someone is able to pick it up and make it feel brand new again. That’s what this week’s spotlighted releases have in common, […]
It’s hard to believe it’s taken Kev Wright 61 years to release his solo debut. After all, the Chicago-area guitarist has been a full-time musician for many of those years. He’s performed and recorded with bands and established a reputation for […]
Guitarist Kev Wright announced this week that he has parted ways with The Righteous Hillbillies, the band he co-founded eight years ago with Brent James. In a Feb. 11 Facebook post, Wright said “with a heavy heart” that the split was […]
