October 15, 2021

‘Halloween Kills’ Sticks Firmly to the Slasher Formula…and That’s About It (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts October 15, 2021 No Comments

Yep, that sure is how a slasher movie works.

25 Years Later: Revisiting Medeski Martin & Wood’s Definitive ‘Shackman’ LP

Doug Collette October 15, 2021 No Comments

Shackman (released 10/15/96) may well be Medeski Martin & Wood’s definitive album, if only because it epitomizes that rhythm-dominated style of theirs with which most people are most familiar. Certainly,

Tom Morello’s ‘The Atlas Underground Fire’ Leaves Much to be Desired (ALBUM REVIEW)

James Roberts October 15, 2021 1 Comment

The Atlas Underground Fire, a follow up to Morello’s 2018 solo/collaboration album, The Atlas Underground, continues the same path Morello has been following more or less since Audioslave: Pairing the

50 Years Later: Revisiting Van Morrison’s Blissful ‘Tupelo Honey’

Doug Collette October 15, 2021 2 Comments

The third entry in what is considered Van Morrison’s vintage artistic era, Tupelo Honey (released 10/15/71), falls squarely between the polished, jazz-inflected likes of Moondance and the earthier, blues, and

VIDEO PREMIERE: Handsome Jack Preach with Swaggering Southern Rock Groover “Got You Where I Want You”

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With their new album Get Humble, due out October 29th, Handsome Jack digs again into the classic American musical lexicon (blues, soul, country, rock n’roll) to craft a timeless rock

TK & The Holy Know-Nothings Keep the Cosmic Country Rock Flowing on ‘The Incredible Heat Machine’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

John Moore October 15, 2021 No Comments

Taylor Kingman – known to many as TK, the frontman of the Portland, OR-based TK & The Holy Know-Nothings – has described his band’s music as “psychedelic doom boogie.” And

Béla Fleck Announces All-Star ‘My Bluegrass Heart’ Carnegie Hall Show With Billy Strings, Sam Bush, Chris Thile & More

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On January 9, 2022, 15-time Grammy winner Béla Fleck will be celebrating his acclaimed, multi-generational album My Bluegrass Heart (Renew Records / BMG) with a hometown show at Carnegie Hall

New Orleans-Based Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All-Stars (ft. Common, Wynton Marsalis) Pay Tribute Via ‘A Gift To Pops’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

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This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s passing at the age of 69 in 1971. His legend continues to grow even today and his influence of jazz and

Brian Lynch Reclaims First Volume of Original Material with Quintet on ‘Brian Lynch Songbook Vol. 1: Bus Stop Serenade’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes October 15, 2021 No Comments

MULTI-GRAMMY® Award-winning trumpeter and composer Brian Lynch is releasing Brian Lynch Songbook Vol. 1: Bus Stop Serenade, as the first in a series of “Songbooks” intended to reclaim the many original compositions that Lynch