With a voice like that, Ashley Monroe could have all the confidence in the world. But last week, performing a set at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade on April 24th, there was
When Joe Perry’s camp announced his new solo album, Switzerland Manifesto, there were multiple reactions from his and Aerosmith’s fans. Naturally, there was excitement over new music from the east-coast
Last year Minus the Bear embarked on a huge tour with a brand new album, Voids, giving their fans the first studio recording of new music since 2012’s Infinity Overload.
When word went out this weekend’s Port Chester Gov’t Mule shows were to be professionally filmed by the band, it was clear these gigs wouldn’t be ordinary concerts. As a
[rating=8.00] As the title of her fine fourth album suggests, Kat Edmonson is indeed an old-fashioned girl. A superb singer drawn to songs that sound as if they’re of the
Long before Kendrick, Kanye, Drake, and Nicki Minaj, a formidable and influential hip-hop duo, Erik B. and Rakim, were among those significant predecessors whose originality, style, and content helped create
On Sunday, Jazz Fest 2018, Weekend 1, closed it’s curtains and said goodnight the only way they know how: by having the right artists get down, get funky, get bluesy
Ron Artis II’s evening performance at Portland, Oregon’s Star Theater on Sunday, April 22 capped a busy weekend for the soulful blues singer and guitarist. He’d already talked and performed
[rating=8.00] J. Cole speaks to his generation on his new album KOD Which stands for “Kids on Drugs,” “King Overdose,” and “Kill Our Demons.” KOD couldn’t hold better significance than
[rating=8.00] Arkansas Dave has some swag. His stage name alone tells you that. This is Dave Pennington, Austin-based blues singer-songwriter’s debut, recorded at the legendary FAME in Muscle Shoals, AL
