Hot Club of Los Angeles Celebrates Classic Gypsy Jazz & Originals on ‘Cinema Swing’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The album title, Cinema Swing, takes its name from the famed, tiny Cinema Bar located on Sepulveda Blvd. in Culver City, just south of Los Angeles, a place this writer frequented often on trips to L.A. In fact, one night included watching the Lakers at the bar with keyboardist/vocalist Carl Byron. That was a rare […]
Batman Through The Ages
Batman Through the Ages Batman is one of the most famous fictional superheroes that he’s inspired many theme-park rides, spin-off movies, video games, and even 18+ online slots from some of the best UK casinos. For both comic book fans and film fans alike, one of the main questions that lingers is who has played […]
Joe Bonamassa Debuts New Project The Sleep Eazys With LP ‘Easy To Buy, Hard To Sell’
Joe Bonamassa has announced his full-length instrumental album Easy To Buy, Hard To Sell as he debuts his brand new project, The Sleep Eazys. The first single, “Bond (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service),” a nod to the 1969 classic action film, is now available on all streaming services (https://joeb.me/SleepEazys). As producer, the blues-rock titan enlisted […]
The James Hunter Six Slice & Groove With The Best On Daptone’s ‘Nick of Time’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The winning streak continues for The James Hunter Six and Daptone Records as Nick of Time is yet another fantastic slice of grooving retro soul. Hunter and producer Bosco Mann merge their Northern English style with classic American R&B over thirteen pristine sounding tracks that lovingly recalls past greats of the genre. Opener “I Can […]
Texas Guitar Legend Will Sexton Teams with Iguanas for Long Awaited ‘Don’t Walk the Darkness’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Texas guitar legend Will Sexton, younger brother of Charlie Sexton, grew up in in San Antonio and played with greats like Doug Sahm and Stevie Ray Vaughan as a teenager. Will is now based in Memphis, having married roots artist Amy LaVere in 2013. He found some time away from his busy session work to […]
Dave Matthews Band, Jason Isbell, Weezer Spark Tempe’s Rock Meets Baseball Innings Festival (FESTIVAL REVIEW/PHOTOS)
The third Innings Festival in Tempe held at the city’s Tempe Beach Park held over two days (February 29 and March 1st) was a resounding success. Blending music and baseball’s spring training has been wildly accepted by Arizonans. The producers of Lollapalooza have a home run with this festival. The event had two stages dedicated […]
Silversun Pickups & The New Regime Bring Spirited Rock To Philadelphia’s Fillmore (PHOTOS)
Silversun Pickups have kept their modern alt flame going for quite some time now following their breakout Coachella 2007 performance. The Silverlake (LA) band has been touring in support of their return to form fifth album, 2019’s Widow’s Weeds. The New Regime opened which is led by lan Rubin who has played drums with Nine […]
Its Official: Genesis Announces 10 Date UK/Ireland “The Last Domino” Tour
Genesis are indeed reuniting in November to tour arenas all around the United Kingdom and Ireland. The 10-date tour — called “The Last Domino?” in a nod to the band’s two-part 1986 song “Domino” — begins November 16th at Dublin’s 3 Arena and wraps up December 11th at Newcastle, England’s Newcastle Utilita Arena. Tickets for most shows […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Legendary Ingramettes Urge You to “Take a Look in the Book” with Rocking Funky Gospel Singing
Six decades of music, sixty-five years of song, generations tied together through the force of will of a matriarchy of powerful women. This is the story of African-American gospel quintet The Legendary Ingramettes, founded by Maggie Ingram (who passed away in 2015) as a way to keep her family together through hardship, and taken up […]
Wannabe Reviews John Moreland’s ‘LP5’
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on LP5, the new album from singer-songwriter John Moreland, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):