The debut full-length album Blest from Brooklyn-based artist Yuno finds him expanding the scope of his sound, embracing pop grandiosity and exploring vocal styles. Yuno’s musical journey finds him unrestricted by genre or style
The San Antonio, TX based hardcore freak-punks, Butthole Surfers, were notorious for their live shows and the band’s newest archival release, Live at the Leather Fly, does a good job
Every year, the options for events held during the days between New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival weekends grow larger. One event that has been happening for 20 years is
The newest album from Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, Journey Through Life, finds the 62-year-old examining his past while re-recording some of his older songs and delivering a few new jams
Tunde Adebimpe’s debut solo album, Thee Black Boltz on Sub Pop, opens with the poetic spoken word title track, setting the scene. What follows is a mix of lo-fi indie rock, electro
When the legendary Bootsy Collins releases a record, you know it will be a funky party and Album of the Year #1 Funkateer is no exception. Collins maybe 73 years
When the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, first recorded with the funk outfit Galactic in 2010, the resulting single “Heart of Steel” became a staple in both of
Over the last four albums of his solo career, Craig Finn has written the words and had a musical partner in producer/multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman. The pair tried out a wide
The veteran instrumental outfit from San Diego, CA, The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, continues its smooth grooving ways on the band’s sixth offering, Gemini. Keeping the vibe alive from their last studio
Kinky Friedman was never a prolific songwriter (running for governor of Texas and writing detective novels does take up a chunk of time). Still, his late-career musical renaissance has been
