Contrary to the usual pre-release ballyhoo afforded a Bob Dylan album, Empire Burlesque turned out to be a sequel to its somewhat disappointing counterpart from two years prior, Infidels. Like
Grammy-nominated harpist Brandee Younger delivers her third album and first with all-original music for Gadabout Season on Impulse! Known mostly for her interpretations of her forbears on the instrument, Alice
Nashville-based rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. announces a fall run of his wildly successful sold-out søn of dad tour including performances at The Warfield in San Francisco, The Wiltern in Los Angeles and his
Rock’n’roll stalwarts Los Straitjackets have announced their new album Somos Los Straitjackets will release on September 19th through Yep Roc Records. Their first new record of all-original material since 2012’s
Juneau, Alaska-based Josh Fortenbery is a gravel-voiced singer and guitarist who writes like a poet and effortlessly moves between genres, creating an inviting blend of country, folk, and bluegrass. He
Whitney Walker began his music career playing psychedelic, gutter-blues with Southern Gothic undertones in the Pacific Northwest during the mid-1990s. Some influences include Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Califone,
For over a decade, Philadelphia’s Muscle Tough, the self-described “futuristic funk fusion trio” of Ross Bellenoit (guitar), Jonathan Colman (bass), and Joe Baldacci (drums/synth), has been carving out a unique
Today, the world received the sad news that a music visionary and pioneer has passed away at the age of 82. Stone revolutionized popular music by fusing funk, soul, gospel,
With Backstage Balladeer, Jefferson Ross has returned with a deeply personal and richly textured album that dives headfirst into themes of life, death, faith, doubt, and the tangled beauty of
Sterling Drake has always had a taste for adventure. “I left home at 17 without any idea where I’d end up,” he explains. “All I knew was that if I
