The Nils Lofgren Band’s live album Weathered is not just a suitable companion piece to the leader’s 2019 release Blue With Lou, it’s an uncanny mirror image of that studio
With the retrospect of fifty years, The Band’s Stage Fright may be the greatest object of fascination in the iconic group’s entire discography, this despite the fact it’s the most
On the fiftieth anniversary of Eric Clapton’s first solo effort (8/16/70), the Deluxe Edition of the eponymous album provides a comprehensive perspective on a pivotal piece of work in the
Most appropriately, Eric Clapton began the comeback from his self-imposed hiatus of the early Seventies with the familiar chord flourishes that begin “Let It Rain.” Performing to a sparsely populated
An early ’90’s proponent of Americana music with his band, 6 String Drag, Kenny Roby has remained true to his roots through a series of endeavors under his own name
Medeski Martin & Wood have traveled a most intriguing career path over the course of their near-thirty years together. Since their formation as an unusually ambitious jazz trio through the
Long-time admirers of Paul Kelly know to expect the unexpected from the brilliant Australian composer, performer and recording artist. Still, Please Leave Your Light On may surprise even died-in-the-wool fans
While avant-funk trio Medeski, Martin & Wood relegates itself to rare live appearances and records these days, native New Yorker Billy Martin aka ‘illyB’ has kept a somewhat lower but
It is well-nigh impossible to find an album that more fully encapsulates an artist’s work than Cosmo’s Factory summarizes Creedence Clearwater Revival’s. Still riding the crest of the mainstream popularity
None of the principals involved in RoundAgain need the boost in public profile this collaboration surely will provide. One-time bandmates Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade all
