One gets the impression that a musician in need of a song or two could give Gary Nicholson a call and have a response the very next day, maybe even
This collaboration between two giants could likely only happen live in a special setting to produce the drama and improvisation contained in The Brown Beatnik Tomes – Live at BRIC.
The heated pop and slap of congas that opens the title track of Santana’s Africa Speaks conjure memories of the vintage likes of 1970’s atmospheric Abraxas, a favorable impression that
Duff McKagan, fresh off of an extremely successful reunion tour with Guns n’ Roses, is now celebrating a new venture. The Seattle-born, multi-instrumentalist and now solo artist has just kicked
I’m The Smile is Charlie Roth’s eighth album, which just goes to prove that great talent can reside under the radar for many of us until that artist is put
Grammy winning saxophonist and educator David Sanchez has a new album of originals, inspired by the melodies and rhythms coming from, as the title Carib implies, the Caribbean region, notably
It’s no secret that when Rickie Lee Jones, one of the great songwriters of her generation, comes up against walls in her own writing, she turns to the great, luminous
Veteran LA-based singer-songwriter Eleni Mandell’s 11th studio album, Wake Up Again, finds her juggling the roles of musician, mother, teacher and student. While Mandell will admit to the difficulty of
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on It Is What It Is, the new album from ska punks Madaline, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full
Occasionally this writer will return to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers classics: 1964’s Free for All or 1961’s A Night in Tunisia, marvel at the joy and passion of
