Just as he did for his widely acclaimed Blood Brothers with Albert Castiglia, Mike Zito convened with guitar greats Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith for this solo effort, Life Is
East Nashville-based singer-songwriter Amelia White has now released three noteworthy albums in the past five years yet only two, including presumably this one, Love I Swore, get much attention. Yet,
Ghost Funk Orchestra (GFO), led by composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Seth Applebaum delivers their fifth album, A Trip to the Moon which has us reliving those days in 1969
Musically, we not only live in an age of ‘outsiders’ but what was once taboo, is now celebrated. Due to the efforts of Brandi Carlisle, Allison Russell, Brandy Clark, the
If anything, Blackberry Smoke is malleable. The descriptors of southern rockers, country rockers, blues rockers, roots rockers, or flat-out rockers would shortchange them. They’ve proven to be all of those
Joel Ross has got the blues, yet that’s a good thing, a welcome change to his intricate sonic tapestries and an easier entry point for many listeners. The uber-talented vibraphonist
Having witnessed the Vijay Iyer Trio twice in the past couple of years, what stands out is the transportive experience, the memories of shifting moods and riveting intensity. To be
Over the past two-plus decades, singer-songwriter Rod Picott has consistently delivered insightful and often searing work across fifteen albums, three published books, and countless shows. He’s back with Starlight Tour,
Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm MacWatt is here to remind us that poignant, oft visceral protest songs via folk music live on in this century. He is an angry, thoughtful writer with
Beyond the headline, we should also mention John Leventhal as composer, arranger, and recording engineer, as he is certainly a musical polymath with few peers. The six-time Grammy winner now
