Trampled By Turtles fires up Brooklyn Bowl
Photos and Review by Lou Montesano Alt-country is a legitimate and growing music category while alt-bluegrass remains more of a sub-genre. One wouldn’t know that, though, by the sold-out house … Read more
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Superstar benefit to support kids’ music
November 12th, T. Graham Brown will join Steve Cropper along with legendary musicians Brian May (Queen), Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Sammy Hagar, Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees), Jason Scheff (longtime lead vocalist of Chicago), Paul Shaffer (The Late Show with David Letterman), Albert Lee, The Imperials, John Carter Cash and … Read more
Premiere: Kelly Augustine, shedding Light in the Lowlands
Woody Guthrie said, “It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people,” and Kelly Augustine takes justifiable pride in following that charge. Light in the … Read more
PhotoPlus Expo show, Javits Convention Center
Once again, the visual image and all its ancillary glories were on display this year at NYC’s Javitz’ PhotoPlus Expo, with an interesting mix of exhibitors and no-shows. Newer and … Read more
Premiere: Kenny Curcio, with a Hometown Heart
Kenny Curcio has always had a passion for music and sharing. He began on the family organ, got his first guitar at 12, started songwriting in high school and formed … Read more
Exclusive: Long-lost Dr. John / WDR Big Band record rises
From his distinctive sound to his iconic look to his memorable stage performances, Dr. John embodied New Orleans, even as he blurred the lines between R&B, rock, blues, funk, boogie-woogie, … Read more
Premiere: Handmade Moments, in Grandma’s Hands
With a lineup of rotating instruments such as sousaphone, alto sax, bass clarinet, acoustic bass, beat-boxing, guitar, one might not expect an indie-folk take on Erykah Badu’s song “Phone Down,” … Read more
Goodbye…Paul Barrere 1948 – 2019
Photos by Derek Meade Virtuoso guitarist Paul Barrere, best known for his work with Little Feat and Barrere and (Fred) Tackett, has passed away in Los Angeles. He was 71. … Read more
Tad Robinson
First things first; this is a true delight, an album of pure quality, beauty and surprising strength. Robinson’s vocal delivery is always full-on, forefront and soulful. And perhaps surprising, his … Read more
Premiere: The Reverend Shawn Amos & the Brotherhood
In Sunday School, reverends, brotherhood, Heaven above and harps all enter the curriculum, but The Reverend Shawn Amos & the Brotherhood style those things a little differently on their latest … Read more
