After being forced to record his last album, Broken English, remotely in the spring of 2020, the Portland-based folk-rock troubadour Eddie Berman thought that perhaps he’d record all his albums
Set upon the hard scrub granite slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains. Anchored in bedrock, bathed in dust, Old Californio defy easy categorization. Their country-folk tinged rock & roll; rooted,
In the heart of the great state of Connecticut, there is an unassuming building that houses one of the greatest musical assets the state has ever seen. Redscroll Records is
As with The Beatles’ White Album and Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde, it’s hard not to contemplate Jimi Hendrix’ Electric Ladyland (released 10/16/68) in the configuration of a single album. Excising the longest cuts on it
The 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Grateful Dead’s Wake of the Flood isn’t so hefty or cosmetically detailed as its predecessors, most of which consisted of three CDs with markedly enhanced cover graphics. But that only puts this two-CD package in line
The overarching feeling floating through the packed Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday night October 12th, was that the blues were in great hands as a younger generation of incredibly talented ax
Mike and the Moonpies have come a long way since their days as a bar band bringing the dancers to the floor at Austin’s White Horse Saloon. The group has
There is nothing quite like a busy New Music Friday. While this week isn’t the most jam-packed we’ve seen in 2023, there is plenty to dive into. It is starting
In a direct reflection of the versatile playing and range of material comprising John Scofield’s third album for ECM Records, its title carries multiple meanings. The very phrase “Uncle John’s
The recently unearthed The Love Suite: In Mahogany was commissioned for and performed only once by the legendary trumpeter Roy Hargrove at one of the earliest performances of Jazz at
