Detroit has long been known as Rock City. And with good reason. With artists like MC5, Bob Seger, and others, Detroit has certainly birthed a fair amount of rock and
As we’re about to write this review, the news feed indicates that Trigger Hippy drummer Steve Gorman will appear on Late Night With Seth Myers to play with the house
Put aside any notions of the harmonica not being a legitimate jazz instrument. Put aside any notion that a genuine jazz organ trio must have a horn that’s a sax
The pairing of San Francisco-based guitarist Ripley Johnson (Wooden Shjips) and keyboardist Sanae Yamada resulted in hard psychedelic rock riffs and saturated guitars when the form Moon Duo in 2009.
The presence of keyboardist Jeff Lorber, makes many, including this writer, a bit wary of a smooth jazz offering. Even after the first couple of tracks that wariness remains but
Singer-songwriter Michaela Anne is an emerging artist who is sure to garner plenty of accolades at the 2019 Americana Music Fest and for this Yep Roc debut, Desert Dove, which
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
