Paula Boggs Band – ‘King Brewster’ (featuring Dom Flemons)

Seattle soulgrass combo Paula Boggs Band is known for their signature blend of bluegrass, jazz, and Americana music, winning hearts across all genres. Their forthcoming new album, Janus (April 1), is a journey through the 2020s, with each song representing an aspect of life during the triple pandemics of public health, race, and politics. Named for Janus, the Roman god/goddess of transition, doors opening and closing, chapters ending and beginning — and Boggs’ mother of the same name — the record includes deeply personal themes of ancestry, memory, and love. The storytelling on this record will pull you in, but it’s the musicianship that ultimately takes center stage, thanks to an elegant, groove-laden soundscape crafted by an all-star backing band.