Uncle Walt’s Band
Synchronicity. Walter Hyatt and I shared it in buckets during the decade we knew each other, and it still gently turns up a quarter of a century after he “left … Read more
Album Reviews
Karen Matheson
Still Time is an absolute delight, a truly superb, eleven-track release that is nothing short of sublime. Matheson is best known for her voice as singer with a leading Scottish … Read more
WildRoots
WildRootsBluesman Victor Wainwright first came to fame with the bands Wild Roots and Southern Hospitality, and has gone on to forge an acclaimed path with The Train. Wainwright still plays … Read more
Robert Connely Farr
Death’s been knocking at Robert Connely Farr’s door for some time now, accompanied by the demon alcohol and the malevolent presence of cancer. Used to the dark, his heart and … Read more
Cousin Harley
Canadian band Cousin Harley and its frontman, guitarist/vocalist Paul Pigat, are no strangers to Elmore Magazine‘s pages, dating back to Boxcar Campfire in 2011 (the print days), and as recently … Read more
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Destiny Street must have seemed like a dead end to Richard Hell & The Voidoids in 1982. Unsatisfied with the art punk originators’ second and final album, perhaps troubled by … Read more
Eric Johanson
For fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton’s Cream, here’s a taste of New Orleans blues that will rock your socks off. Heavy on the beat (thanks to drummer … Read more
Brad Brooks
There was a chance Brad Brooks wasn’t going to live to make God Save the City, but the Bay Area rocker beat throat cancer, escaping death with his expressive voice … Read more
Dirk Powell
It’s always a true pleasure to catch a new, fresh release featuring roots master Dirk Powell. Never a slouch or a single-genre sort of guy, Powell is invariably interesting, purposeful … Read more
Little Richard
On May 9, 2020, Little Richard passed from this Earth, hopefully causing a huge ruckus in Rock & Roll Heaven, where he rightly takes his place. As one of the … Read more
