The Williamsburg, Brooklyn based Afrobeat band Antibalas are celebrating their twentieth year as a collective with the release of Fu Chronicles, proving they are still on top of their game
Last week we introduced you to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s Music of Wayne Shorter and indicated that we’d cover more releases from their label. This installment is a
Renowned bassist, bandleader, composer, artistic director, and preeminent jazz spokesperson Christian McBride has turned his childhood fascination of Black American history into a 20-year-long Civil Rights project highlighting the icons
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City, the new album from Beach Slang, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on
On Grant Peeple’s tenth album, Bad Wife, the longstanding singer-songwriter pays homage to woman singer-songwriters and rightfully so. 2020 will mark the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th
Wax Charmer is a series of contradictions, a rock band whose members wield widely contrasting tastes and musical styles. Their diverse collection of influences ultimately makes its members more informed
This short passage captures this writer’s reaction to the stirring performance of Sammy Miller & the Congregation at last August’s Newport Jazz Festival – “Sunday began in rousing fashion as
To many Miss Tess is a throw-back, drawing from old school blues, jazz, and country but what sets her apart from others who fall into that realm is her ability
Blues master, John Mayall, and his superlative all-star band made a welcome return visit to Tucson’s Rialto Theatre on February 1st. It was a night of pure blues music that
At the risk of sounding lazy, life is so much easier when an album title perfectly describes the work. The Cadillac Three’s Country Fuzz precisely captures the delightfully ragged album,
