[rating=8.00] Van Morrison’s been unusually prolific the past couple years, alternating album releases between the Sony Legacy and Caroline International labels (the latter the source of his latest). But The
Comprised of excerpts from 1987 concerts at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles and the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band’s Almost Acoustic deserves its newly-ready
[rating=8.00] The name Gil Evans recalls, among other things, those classic collaborations with Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain, Porgy and Bess and Quiet Nights,
Following three European tours, four full-length albums, and a tour schedule packed with more festivals and venues than ever before, Alabama-born and Nashville-bred band The Vegabonds are forging into their
[rating=8.00] The Ric and Ron record labels are as indigenous and vital to the music of New Orleans as Stax is to Memphis. It’s where Irma Thomas and Johnny Adams
[rating=8.00] Multi-Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri is releasing his second salsa album of the year, Mi Luz Mayor. Special guests include salsa iconic vocalists Gilberto Santa Rosa and Herman Olivera as
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Master Volume, the new album from Canadian rockers Dirty Nil, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution
Luke Sital-Singh released his debut single ‘Fail For You’ in 2012, introducing the world his deft ability to craft songs with a mesmerizing, piercing emotional quality. The song went on
Black mirrors and social feeds have damaged our ability to connect on a deeply meaningful level. Alt-country/outlaw guitar-slinger Boo Ray delves deeply into the dire state of communication in the
For Brooklyn-based songwriter/singer Domino Kirke, the entertainment industries have served as a formative part of her life. Though she is known both as the daughter of Simon Kirke, drummer for
