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
The Waking Windows Music & Arts Festival returns May 1-3, 2020 to downtown Winooski for the 10th (!) installment of what Seven Days describes as “simply the coolest music festival
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
On April 24th, three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams unabashedly takes on some of the human, social and political issues of our day with her boldest and most direct album
Just in time for primary season, Waco Brothers are releasing a collection of their songs about resistance and protest on February 28th, entitled RESIST! The Chicago-based/UK-born country punks have been
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,
