Archive: 2014

Did you know that Jeff Beck used to crawl through Ian Stewart’s back window to spend time with a girl who was staying at his house while he was away? Or that Jimmy Page, in his early teens, once played at a talent night held at Glyn Johns’ church? Or that Mick Jagger didn’t fancy […]

[rating=8.00] Music has always played such a massive role in the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. He had the foresight and the knowledge to recognize the genius of Jon Brion well before he became Kanye West’s homeboy, enlisting the former Til Tuesday/The Grays auteur to score his directorial debut Hard Eight, which then led to […]

Melissa Etheridge led her funky rocking blues band through a ninety minute set of old and new music at the Chumash Casino Resort on one of the stormiest nights in recent memory. The evening started with a seasonal ceremony honoring the “Toys For Tots” program administered by local Marines. The concert was a fundraiser for […]

Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends,” and his hit “Feelin’ Alright: has died aged 70 from lung cancer. Known for his gritty voice, Cocker began his singing career in the pubs and clubs of Sheffield in the 1960s before hitting the big time […]

Guitarist John Scofield has collaborated with the avant jazz electro funk trio John Medeski, Billy Martin and Chris Wood (MMW) intermittently over the last 15+ years. They recently released a new MSMW album, Juice and have been on a short winter tour to promote it, which brought them to Terminal 5 in NYC on 12/11/14. […]

[rating=9.00] Reconfigured into a more compact design from its original issue in 2009, the 2014 edition of Big Star’s all-encompassing box set Keep An Eye on the Sky retains all the content in the original package including pre-formation demos as well as a live CD from a quasi-reunion of the band. Almost as much as […]

It’s the voice that grabs you first. That big, whiskey-flavored tonsil showdown that can kick your butt one minute and soothe your ills the next. Once she has caught your attention, Dana Fuchs will proceed to give you a piece of her heart with her arsenal of songs that were built from feelings, experiences, some […]

Chris Smither has played countless shows in his lengthy career, but none quite like this one at the Academy of Music in Northampton, Massachusetts. This show was a night of celebration as it honored the blues-influenced singer-songwriter’s recent 70th birthday and his 50-year career making music.  But that wasn’t all – this evening also kicked […]

Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers once described Centro-matic as “his favorite band that is still vital and intact.” This quote resonates with a bittersweet feeling now; on the one hand hearing such a respected songwriter call the Denton group his “favorite” and “vital” is the upmost compliment, but on the other hand, by the […]

With top notch acts like Yonder Mountain String Band, Sam Bush, Ry Cooder, Ricky Skaggs, Trampled By Turtles and loads more on the initial lineup, this year’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival is already shaping up to once again be a special musical event. The festival takes place June 18-21 in Telluride, Colorado. Four-day passes for the […]