Paul Burch Channels The Legendary Entertainer Jimmie Rodgers
By Jim Hynes “Jimmie [Rodgers] was determined to be an entertainer,” Burch recounted to me, when I chatted with him about his soon to be released album, Meridian … Read more
Features
Michael Nau Goes Solo
By Brenda Hillegas You most likely know Michael Nau as one half of the duo Cotton Jones, a band he formed with his wife, Whitney McGraw, that blends indie-pop, … Read more
Exclusive: Going, Going, Gone! Arlan Ettinger Preps For A Major Guitar Auction
By Brian Cady On February 27th in New York City, Guernsey’s Auction House will hold a daylong auction of over 300 collectible vintage guitars and music memorabilia. Included in … Read more
Catching Up With The Reverend Shawn Amos
By Iain Patience Now here’s a rarity for you: from the pages of Forbes Magazine to the pages of Elmore Magazine. Not many, if any, bluesmen have achieved … Read more
The Guitar’s Next Generation
By Meghan Roos [R]ock ‘n’ roll photographer Robert Knight has been searching for rock’s next guitar god since Stevie Ray Vaughan’s death. One reason behind his mission is … Read more
Interview With Blues Legend And “Last Man Standing,” Bobby Rush
By Jim Hynes “Man, I never thought I’d see a box set covering 50 years, and that’s not all of it. I never thought I’d live long enough to see … Read more
2015 Holiday Gift Guide
By Jim Hynes Books Ray Wylie Hubbard—A Life… Well, Lived Ray Wylie’s Hubbard’s autobiography is written with the help of one of my favorite music critics, Thom Jurek of … Read more
Baby, What A Big Surprise
By Ira Kantor [C]hicago–the big brass musical dynamo that turned the rock world upside down (and sideways) with its original combination of white soul, big band aesthetics and … Read more
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown Reclaim Rock
By Meghan Roos Photos by MacKenzie Mercurio [H]undreds of rock fans gaze up at the Brooklyn Bowl stage, unable to look away as guitarist Tyler Bryant and drummer Caleb Crosby … Read more
Sum Of The Parts
By Billy Rosenbeck [I]t’s the wee hours of Sunday morning, and Tory Hanna is pushing his wife’s floral shop’s mini-van west on I-90, past the fading neon lights … Read more
