[rating=8.00] The first moments of No Recover are, in many ways, a signpost. A signal of things to come over the course of Eric Bachmann’s fourth solo album. The softly
[rating=8.00] Some will naturally think that this is simply a reaction to 2016’s Rolling Stones’ Blue and Lonesome where the English band covered many of their favorite Chicago blues songs.
[rating=7.00] Medeski, Martin & Wood don’t play live together very often these days or issue many new albums, so when they do it’s a special pleasure, in part because the
[rating=8.00] The last time this writer described Malcolm Holcombe for his 2017 release Pretty Little Troubles, the phrase used was – “a troubadour seemingly from another age.” Holcombe is back
[rating=8.00] Two weeks ahead of the 120th anniversary of George Gershwin’s birthday, Tony Bennett and Diana Krall come together for their first full album project to honor the music of
[rating=8.00] The press leading up to the album is all about an empowering statement for females to rise to the top but the bigger news, considering so many artists across
Marcus King probably tired of hearing it long ago. The comments about how talented a guitar player he is, with the qualifier that he’s only 19, then 20, then 21,
[rating=8.00] Covering Ray Charles would be a risky endeavor for any band or artist. Arguably, Charles is the greatest soul singer ever. Yet, Austin’s Band of Heathens, though not evoking
[rating=8.00 There is a buzz around the Bay Area and pockets of the country as the release date for Magic In The Other’s (MITO) debut album, What We Know Is
[rating=9.00] Richard Thompson was a mere 18 years old when he made his debut with Fairport Convention in 1967. Unbelievably, it seems, that was 51 years ago. Thompson hasn’t lost
