Album Reviews

Renaissance

It looks like it should tick each box on the checklist of classic progressive-rock clichés: a double live album, recorded with a symphony orchestra and choir, full of extensive complex … Read more

Jim Hoke

A casual read of the liner notes could lead one to believe that all Jim Hoke had to do to see this project through was dream. That’s because all of … Read more

Charlie Wooton Project

Charlie Wooton’s name compels me to begin with a personal anecdote. Attending my niece’s beach wedding in San Jose’ del Cabo, Mexico that past January, I was approached after dinner … Read more

Coco Montoya

Coco Montoya, originally a drummer for his mentor Albert Collins and later Collins’ rhythm guitarist, subsequently spent a decade as guitarist for John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, still continues to … Read more

Jason Hawk Harris

Hopefully, the worst is behind Jason Hawk Harris. Picking up the pieces after wrestling with addiction and coming to grips with terrible misfortune – from his dad’s financial ruin, to … Read more

Arlo Guthrie

In many ways, many of us grew up with Arlo Guthrie always around. Son of the legendary folk-civil libertarian musician, Woody Guthrie, Arlo never quite went for that familial mantle, … Read more

Che Apalache

  For years I have heard the phrase “There are only two kinds of music, good and bad,” from the likes of folks like Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, … Read more

Mary Flower

Any new release from Portland, Oregon-based acoustic picker Mary Flower is surely something to be welcomed and, dare I say it, treasured. Flower only delivers a new album when the … Read more

Steve Goodman

I can’t think of a better title for this 1988 Grammy winner reissue for several reasons. First and foremost, it represents in both content and thought, the promise of what … Read more