[rating=9.00] Contrary to what you hear in the media, good things do come from Alabama. This is especially true when it comes to what may be the state’s greatest export:
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews the 2017 solo album We All Want The Same Things from The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution
[rating=7.00] If Inara George’s Dearest Everybody proves anything, it’s that she not need trade on her lineage in any way shape or form (she’s the daughter of Little Feat’s co-founder
[rating=8.00] Given the success of Muscle Shoals, the movie documentary, a resurgence of recent recordings in Muscle Shoals (i.e Gregg Allman and The Black Keys to name just two), and
[rating=9.00] Keyboard master Chick Corea and acclaimed drummer Steve Gadd met five decades ago and have played together intermittently during that time. Now they’ve come together again, formed a sextet
[rating=8.00] John Gorka has one of those singular voices that’s immediately recognizable not only for its deep resonance but for its warmth and comfort. On Gorka’s fifteenth album, “True in
[rating=9.00] Live at Lafayette’s Music Room is the latest in a recent string of Big Star-related releases dating back to the 2016 release of the Complete Third box set. The
[rating=8.00] Umphrey’s McGee stays true to form on it’s not us, in that there is no form. Any Umphrey’s album or show is a stylistic journey, but this album shifts
[rating=8.00] Continuing his new run at Blue Note Records that began in 2016 with Evolution, Dr. Lonnie Smith’s new live recording All In My Mind documents him in a trio setting
[rating=8.00] Leave it to Omnivore Recordings to keep reminding us about valuable music, both past and present. The latest gifts, with more coming, are the first two volumes of the
