May 2019

‘Tolkien’ Never Reaches the Height of its Ambition (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts May 10, 2019 No Comments

Maybe keep the fellowship home for this one.

Orville Peck Brings Southern Gothic Sounds to Austin, TX (SHOW REVIEW)

Corey Deiterman May 10, 2019 No Comments

Thursday, May 8th at Mohawk marked the barn burning first appearance of masked country singer Orville Peck in Austin, Texas, but this might as well have been home for Sub

SONG PREMIERE: Fernando Viciconte Shares His Personal Immigrant Story With Punchy Rocker “I Don’t Know”

Glide May 10, 2019 1 Comment

Argentina-born rocker Fernando Vicoconte came of age in L.A., and moved to Portland in 1994 where he released 5 albums between 1994 and 2001, while building a rabid audience who hung

ALBUM PREMIERE: Tara Velarde Soars With Folk, Pop and Soul on ‘Rise’

Glide May 10, 2019 1 Comment

Call her a diva and call her a folkie. Tara Velarde embodies that elusive combination of swagger and sensitivity. She writes songs with a sharp sense of poetics and vulnerability,

Smithsonian Folkways Marks 50th Anniversary of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with Stunning 5 Disc Deluxe Set of Live Performances (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes May 10, 2019 No Comments

These past couple weeks, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival web stories were all about big name headliner acts. Of course, The Rolling Stones were due to play there

Opening Performance of Boston Lyric Opera’s adaptation of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ at Harvard Creates Winning Formula

Douglas Hall May 10, 2019 No Comments

The opening performance(May 5th, at Harvard University’s Ray Lavietes Pavilion) of the Boston Lyric Opera’s original adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dark, dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale” had by coincidence found

Lizzo Offers Triumphant & Bold Twin Cites Performance (PHOTOS)

Billy Briggs May 9, 2019 1 Comment

Overnight sensation Lizzo brought her big vocals and even more daring outfit to St Paul’s Palace Theatre on 5/5/19. Photos by Billy Brigg.s

Blues Hall of Famer Johnny Shines’ Unreleased Magical 1973 Live Show on ‘The Blues Came Falling Down’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes May 9, 2019 No Comments

The Memphis-born, Chicago blues legend Johnny Shines is captured here at a live show at Washington University’s Graham Hall in St. Louis In 1973. The recording, now titled The Blues

Seattle Based/Grammy-Winning Percussionist Barrett Martin and His Barrett Martin Group Release ‘Songs of the Firebird’

Jim Hynes May 9, 2019 No Comments

Don’t let the name fool you. The Seattle-based Barrett Martin Group (BMG)is not a law firm or a real estate office. Of course, it’s not, but the staid nature of

SONG PREMIERE: Massy Ferguson Tap Into Alt-Country Glory With “Can’t Remember”

Glide May 9, 2019 No Comments

For more than a dozen years, Massy Ferguson have proudly planted their boots on both sides of the country-rock divide, carving out their own brand of amplified Americana along the