On these pages, we reviewed the pianist/composer/vocalist/bandleader Jon Batiste’s first album culled from his six-night residency in the Fall of 2018 at NYC’s famed Village Vanguard, Anatomy of Angels, which
Picture two young African-American men and focus on their band name, Black Violin. So much is said in just two words. Surely, their last album, entitled Stereotypes, puts it right
The Who’s legacy includes historic appearances at Woodstock and Monterey Pop, selling over 100 million records, originating the “rock opera” concept album and their 1990 induction into the Rock and
A lot has changed in Grace Potter’s life in the four years since her last album, Midnight, including divorcing drummer Matt Burr, marrying producer Eric Valentine, and giving birth to
Jenny Lewis brought her acclaimed latest record, On the Line, to a sold-out gig at Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre on October 24th. Here are five things that stood out from
This writer would be among the first to admit that The Mavericks are one of roots music’s elite live bands. Yet, there’s too often been a sameness and blandness to
Ruston Kelly does not fit in. He isn’t making purely country music, or rock and roll, or even Americana. Instead, he has embraced genre-bending by creating one of his own:
A web of metal magic kept 20,000 fans rapt for over two hours during an epic, career spanning set in San Antonio.
The most striking aspect of Harry Connick Jr.’s tribute to Cole Porter, True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter, is the direct sensuality of Porter’s songs. Connick recognizes this and
Just one week out from Halloween, there was already a sense of ghoulish energy brewing at Somerville’s ONCE Ballroom on October 24th. Starcrawler, Los Angeles’ latest rock and roll sensation,
