In his short professional life, Billy Strings has proven he is aptly named, becoming a must-see live act by twisting upbeat bluegrass and acoustic Americana into expansive excursions. Now comes his
The debate about the value and quality of “lost” jazz albums in recent years rages on. This writer has covered John Coltrane’s Both Directions at Once (1963), Mingus Live in
There’s no way that master conguero Poncho Sanchez knew that a recently discovered, unreleased John Coltrane album would hit the streets on the same day of his tribute to the
Bright Dog Red (BDR) is an improvising collective from Albany, NY that fuses free improvisation, electronica, jazz, hip hop, psychedelia, noise, and whatever else strikes their fancy. This is their
Farm Aid has hosted their yearly festival for 34 years and still counting. It is the granddaddy of fund-raising concerts and the event is much like a family reunion and
While most may know songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist John Calvin Abney in a producer or sideman role, he does make solo albums too. Safe Passage is his follow-up to 2018’s
16 years since their last studio album –Vida Blue is back with the funky Crossing Lines. The original trio of keyboardist/bandleader Page McConnell, bassist Oteil Burbridge and drummer Russell Batiste
Minneapolis may not be associated with funk and soul the way Chicago is with the blues, but it did give us Prince. Now, following in the footsteps of Prince, is
Minnesota folk-blues artist Charlie Parr entered the studio to record both new songs and newer versions of his classic songs. This might otherwise be rather insignificant except that this came
Beneath the Eyrie is the seventh full-length album from alt-rock legends Pixies and the third since the band reunited in 2004. Like 2016’s Head Carrier, it is a more mature
