30 Years Ago Today – Stevie Wonder Becomes Youngest Living Person Inducted To Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Indie-Pop Duo Frances Cone Is Sneakily Infectious on ‘Late Riser’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] The classically-infused and operatic ethereal sounds of Frances Cone bear the deep family roots of frontwoman Christina Cone’s upbringing and the more contemporary indie sounds of bands like Lucius. It took them a full five years to reach the point where they’ve fully flushed out their approach on Late Riser. The band has already […]
Leyla McCalla Explores Creole Identity With ‘Capitalist Blues’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Former Carolina Chocolate Drop Leyla McCalla is uncomfortable with the current political environment as exemplified by the album title, Capitalist Blues and several of its songs. Yet, she is growing increasingly fond of the musical culture of New Orleans, where she’s resided since 2010. Although she added several instruments and voices to her 2016 […]
WATCH: British Rising Star Yola’s Video For Dan Auerbach Produced “Faraway Look”
British rising star Yola today premiered the video for “Faraway Look,” (below) the second release from her forthcoming debut solo album, Walk Through Fire, which is produced by The Black Keys’ eight-time Grammy Award winner Dan Auerbach. The album will be released on February 22, 2019 on Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label. The video, directed by […]
Glen Hansard Reveals New Album ‘This Wild Willing’ Out April 12th via ANTI-
Those who have followed Glen Hansard’s career since his Academy Award winning turn in the film Once will have witnessed one artistic arc: the journey of a Dublin busker who cut his teeth on the greats – Dylan, Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen – and followed the path of the troubadour to great effect. But there […]
SONG PREMIERE: People’s Blues of Richmond (PBR) Scores Sludgy Blues Winner Via “Don’t Give a Damn”
People’s Blues of Richmond (or PBR as they are affectionately referred to by their fans) is one of those rare three-pieces that somehow conjures the sonic power and visual intensity of a thunderstorm. Think Jimi Hendrix Experience meets MC5. They take psychedelic blues rock to a different level with a lyrical element seldom found in […]
Legendary Bluesman Leo “Bud” Welch Gets Posthumous Release With ‘The Angels in Heaven Have Done Signed My Name’
The final effort from legendary bluesman Leo “Bud” Welch, The Angels in Heaven Have Done Signed My Name, is due out March 8, 2019 via Dan Auerbach’s label, Easy Eye Sound. The ten-song posthumous album draws from the 25-30 songs that were recorded at Auerbach’s studio in Nashville with his band The Arcs, and offers […]
Stevie Ray Vaughan Bandmate Reese Wynans Announces Joe Bonamassa-Produced Solo Debut ‘Sweet Release’
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and world-renowned Nashville-based keyboardist Reese Wynans announces his first-ever solo album Sweet Release, a collection of songs honoring a paramount selection of blues-rock legends. The long anticipated album comes following a career that’s spanned over 50 years and literally hundreds of historical collaborations. Sweet Release also serves as […]
Happy 70th Birthday Mick Taylor (Watch “All Down The Line” Live ’72)
VIDEO PREMIERE: Bob Hillman Casts Himself as a Traveler With Folksy Power Pop Tune “Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost”
Singer-songwriter Bob Hillman is readying the release of his fifth full-length album Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost. The San Francisco-based musician’s latest is the follow-up to his 2016 album Lost Soul, which was produced by Peter Case. Hillman, respected for his literate and melodic songwriting since the late 90s, returns […]