This tribute to Tom Waits is being issued a couple of weeks before his 70th birthday as an elite group of female artists find the beauty and magic in his
The best music is timeless and malleable, lending itself to interpretation. Such is the music of The Allman Brothers Band. As you know, this is the 50th anniversary of the
Margaux Bouchegnies – known simply as Margaux – is a pop artist originally from Seattle and currently attending school in New York. Her music is classified as bedroom pop. Just
Jazz will continue to thrive for years because of all the educational opportunities for talented young players. Evidence abounds but one needs to look no further than the exciting projects
This writer saw saxophonist Azar Lawrence in L.A.’s famed Catalina Jazz Club about a dozen years ago and it was surely the closest anyone could get to John Coltrane’s playing
Wade Bowen’s latest release, Twelve Twenty-Five, is everything you want on a warm, crisp Christmas morning. Blending traditional tunes with contemporary favorites, this album will quickly make it onto many
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Civil/War, the new album from “Jersey Blues” artist Sammy Kay, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution
Few things are dearer to a band than playing before their engaged, loyal following in their hometown. Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke make a practice of this annually in their “Brothers
Joe Henry’s stunning, dark, poetic The Gospel According to Water, as many may know, was written and recorded in the wake of an alarming cancer diagnosis. It’s an album that
Dave’s Picks Volume 31 continues the unofficial campaign to to nurture the reputation of the late Brent Mydland. Not that the keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter needs his honor restored; in his essay within
