Daddy Long Legs, the New York City-based trio of singer/harmonica player Brian Hurd, guitarist Murat Akturk, and drummer Josh Styles, has carved out a niche for itself over the past decade playing its raucous mix of lo-fi electric blues. The […]
Featuring the entire Stax Records roster of soul, blues, and gospel artists, the Wattstax concert on Aug. 20, 1972, was no mere label showcase. Organized in commemoration of the 1965 riots in Watts, California, instigated by police brutality and […]
Lucero has built its reputation on a raucous blend of punk, Southern rock, and country. On recent albums, the group’s turned down the volume and explored darker tones and atmospherics. It’s worked out pretty well and highlighted previously unknown depths […]
Guitarist Ernie Vincent has been a giant in New Orleans funk-and-blues circles for more than half a century. For most of that time, he’s stood in the shadows, writing and arranging material or, along with his longtime group the Top […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a look back at albums we weren’t able to review when they first came out. I Just Want to Be a Good Man was released in April via Luaka […]
It’s been six years since Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips released a solo album. That was Swallowed by the New, a rumination on the loss he felt in the aftermath of his divorce. Since then, the world surrounding […]
It’s kind of crazy that despite recording several singles for Daptone Records and joining Sharon Jones on a couple of her songs, legendary soul man Lee Fields has never recorded a full-length release for the imprint. That changes now with […]
Tyler Childers is rapidly developing into an artist that seeks to surprise and challenge listeners. His last album, the unexpected 2020 release Long Violent History, was protest-music-by-fiddle, an unexpected dive into the history of rural racism and missive on the […]
It’s kind of funny, but arguably no current act has done more to preserve and advance the legacy of Woody Guthrie as Celtic punk legends Dropkick Murphys. Bandleader Ken Casey is a devout student of Guthrie’s life and music, with […]
If you’re a fan of lean, throwback electric blues and you aren’t listening to GA-20, you’re missing out. Last year, the Boston-based two guitar-and-drums three-piece released its second album, Try It … You Might Like It!, a fantastic tribute to […]
