Unlike the first half of the saying, “In like a lion,” last night in the Lower East Side of New York City saw March starting off on a rather calm note. A warm evening with virtually no wind, the setting […]
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There were times when it seemed that the stage was too small for Tierinii Jackson on the weekend of her band Southern Avenue’s album release party. As she belted out the raucous “No Time To Lose,” the diminutive lead singer […]
Tom Morello first brought his group shows with friends to the Hotel Café as The Nightwatchman ten years ago, and he was back there last night with his label-mates from his Firebrand Records to give us a healthy dose of […]
Israel Nash is over here, accompanied by pedal steel guitarist Eric Swanson, supporting the Band Of Horses tour. Tonight he’s playing hooky and has sneaked in a gig at The Islington. There are nights that are exultant and inspire me […]
‘Bad Year For Rock And Roll’ was Chuck Prophet’s tribute to the many musicians who died last year. This show was a perfect demonstration of why rock and roll needs people like Prophet. Leading his tight and talented band for over […]
The angst of Billy Bragg was on high octane with his inspiring performance Monday evening at Cleveland’s Music Box Supper Club. Fresh off his time spent at Folk Alliance, this Presidents Day solo performance concert was a recharge of his […]
When you have a loyal following like Josh Ritter does, it comes as no surprise that his only UK date on this tour, would sell out and quickly! On the evening of the show, many fans had arrived before […]
The brothers Alvin ceased playing music together, for the most part, in the 1980s when Dave left the Blasters. Dave forged a rich and acclaimed solo career, while Phil continued with various incarnations of the Blasters, and released two excellent solo […]
I almost wish it had been a breathtakingly cold day because it would have made my mental images of palm trees and black sand beaches even more delicious. As it was, these masters of Hawaiian music – George Kahumoku Jr., […]
I decided to attend this show because I know and love several of the musicians, but also because the idea of musicians who do not normally play country or folk music doing just that appealed to me. And then there […]
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