Mention The Last Poets to most people and the likely responses are “You mean that group from the ‘70s?” or “Yeah, they were part of that whole spoken word thing
Southern Avenue returns with their highly anticipated second album, having become a popular act at festivals worldwide since their self-tilted 2017 Stax release, which was honored with a Blues Music
On Kevin Morby’s most recent, and by far his most ambitious release, he deals with religion (all be it a very limited Protestant Christianity view) in his own self-described ‘not
The robust vocalist Billy Brandt sings about his adopted city, Seattle, on City Noir, his third CD. Using the film noir genre as a backdrop, he fashions an album of
With Out of My Head, Hamish Anderson carefully mixes in elements of folk and pop with the blues-rock roots at the heart of a style that garnered him an opening
You’re probably tiring of the “resurgence of jazz,” “jazz now in the hands of creative, young talents,” and phrases that try to capture the excitement of what jazz is right
The Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble (PHAE) was co-founded by current contributor trumpeter Fred Adams who composed four the seven tunes here. The others are from influential Philadelphia jazz artists Lee
On their new album Undress, the Felice Brothers waste no time pursuing the implications of the album’s title. But, to hear Ian Felice almost immediately call out both Democrats and
Little Steven created a stir with his 2017 Soulfire release, followed by last year’s 3-CD live version. This momentum, and this strong 14-piece band, were primed to do more and
The photo on the back of the jacket provides a strong indication of what this collaboration between Rhiannon Giddens and Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi sounds like. The two are encircled
