Album Reviews

Whiskey Myers

Whiskey Myers is the fifth release from an eponymous six-piece, rock-blues band that positively boils with hard-nosed, in-your-face, hard-edged rock music. This ain’t an album for the faint-hearted. Nor is it … Read more

The Hangmen

The Hangmen somehow escaped the noose. Dealt a bad hand as major label deals with Capitol and then Nirvana’s old home, DGC Records, went south fast, the dark country-punk legends … Read more

Rich Willey’s Boptism Funk Band

Trumpeter and composer Rich Willey has been busy lately. Just a few months ago, he issued his big band album Down & Dirty, and now follows that up with this … Read more

HeavyDrunk

Just the thought of Holy Water suggests everything right. Leader Rob Robinson christened his nine-piece Nashville-based ensemble after he heard that blues luminary Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown referred to someone as … Read more

Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley

Rob Ickes—his surname aptly rhyming with yikes—can make a Dobro sing his heart’s praises in any manner of style. He’s graced the recordings and shared the stage with everyone from … Read more

Lauren Anderson

Singer and songwriter Lauren Anderson grew up in Chicago and now resides in Nashville, where she’s a regular performer at the Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar. Anderson’s 2017 EP … Read more

Toronzo Cannon and the Chicago Way

  When Toronzo Cannon was on Delmark, prior to his arrival at Alligator, he caught attention as a fiery guitarist, Hendrix accolade, forceful vocalist with a sharp contemporary outlook. His … Read more

The Jorgensens

“Walking in Memphis” was a full-blown religious experience for Marc Cohn, with a passionate gospel choir hanging on his every word and piano flourish as they made their way down … Read more

Wishbone Ash Live at Rockpalast 1976

Full of youthful vim and vigor, their well-honed musical chops sharper and more refined than ever, a confident Wishbone Ash arrived at Sporthalle in Cologne, Germany, on Dec. 1, 1976, … Read more