Archive: 2019

Ghost Light, one of the jam scene’s more exciting and unique rock units, brought their improvisational live show to the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on November 23rd. This five-piece has infused their live presentation with skilled musicianship, compelling creativity and tight arrangements. Composed of Tom Hamilton, Holly Bowling, Raina Mullen, Scotty Zwang and new […]

Otis McDonald is one funky modern song-crafter and track producer releasing hook-laden pop music for the modern listener. An underground artist renowned for slaying dance floor crowds in San Francisco clubs with his live ensemble projects, Otis McDonald (moniker of Joe Bagale) releases his studio debut album, People Music (TrackTribe), on December 6, 2019. People Music is an inside look into this […]

This may be as talented a lineup as to ever grace a tribute album and that’s quite a statement considering the many that we’ve heard.  Consider these artists who pay tribute to the late jazz/blues great Mose Allison and then let the argument ensue – Taj Mahal, Robbie Fulks, Jackson Browne, The Tippo Allstars featuring […]

About a week after Newsweek named the Red Dragon Listening Room in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the #1 venue in the world for live acoustic music, three legendary Texas musicians stepped up onto their small stage on November 21st and showed you what legends are really made of. Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, […]

The director of The Last Jedi creates a film that cuts to the bone.

Friday night Georgia rock band Collective Soul brought its 25th anniversary tour to Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida. With no opening band, the quintet – three of which are original members – played a selection spanning eight of its albums, with a special emphasis placed on this year’s Blood and the 1995 eponymous album.  […]

In just its third year, the Reading Blues Fest can stand shoulder to shoulder with just about any blues festival in the country in terms of major talent. They certainly have their pulse on the leading acts. Many of the top contemporary blues artists performed as well as traditional ones too. Many BMA Winners and […]

Little Misty is a progressive folk band from Montreal. The project started from a collaboration between singer Kathryn Samman (Bellflower, Van Carton) and guitarist Francois Jalbert (John Jacob Magistery, Tunnel). Surrounding themselves with a quintet of some of the finest musicians and friends in town, Little Misty explores the limits of folk music, bluegrass and […]

The Black Keys hold a unique position in the modern music scene as a band that has managed to gain acceptance in both the mainstream and from rock and roll purists. While the duo of guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have worked to appease the mainstream, most notably on their aptly […]