Charlie Musselwhite has issued thirty-some albums during his lengthy career, and none may be more potent than his last two. 2022’s Mississippi Son was a flashpoint of creativity, within which the mix of
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
Robin Trower’s self-designed cover art for Come And Find Me is pretty similar to the graphics of his predecessors in recent years. Still, there’s an edge to the music on this Provogue
Two-plus decades ago, not long after the release of 2002’s stellar Walking In A Straight Line, North Carolina’s The Mayflies USA, puzzlingly called it a day, despite growing buzz and
Singer, songwriter, and producer Cautious Clay has become mysterious in the modern music pantheon. His list of songwriting/producing credits is brimming with A-listers, and each addition’s solo discography is becoming
Two female, redheaded raspy blues vocalists from Texas come to mind. One is practically immortal, Janis Joplin. Yet another Texan has been ripping bluesy guitar licks and belting out the
Dywayne Thomas Jr., aka MonoNeon, marches to his beat and can take any direction. I’ve seen him burn up the stage at Newport Jazz with a decibel-breaking, raucous performance. That
When seeing BEATrio in concert, drummer Antonio Sanchez, who positioned himself as the project’s leader, rather offhandedly quipped, “Banjo, harp, drums…what the hell is that?” It may be one of
Ray Barretto was already a giant in Latin music when he released Barretto in 1975. Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, he had spent the previous two decades
On her third record, and first for the Normaltown Records label, Kristina Murray is steeped in classic country and honky tonk. Leaning into heartache and loneliness, the Nashville-based songstress often
