John Nemeth
John Nemeth has a blues tour de force with his tenth and latest album release, Stronger Than Strong. With a singular voice that’s instantly recognizable in the world of soul … Read more
Reviews
Will Butler
A wellness check on America’s broken body politic, with its seemingly incurable socio-political cancers and fractures that may never heal right, the idealistic and dramatic Generations is the manic sophomore … Read more
Various Artists
The past has come back to haunt Leon Russell’s celebrated Paradise Studio, once a fertile creative playground for Russell and friends like Bob Seger and Freddie King, that stood silent … Read more
Various Artists
Good Vibes, musicians thrive on them. I know firsthand how they can effect and add to a performance, be it live or when the studio red light comes on. In … Read more
Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks
Turnabout was fair play for Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks with their 1994 recording of Orange Crate Art, as Parks needed a favor from his old friend. The glorious … Read more
Sugar Ray and the Bluetones
Sugar Ray Norcia not only has a right to sing the blues, he was born to, it seems, proving it time and again with ease and potent virtuosity throughout the … Read more
Eric Long
There’s a lot to like about this. The music is accessible as all get out and there is a real country bluesy vibe throughout. The Short Tempers band backing Long … Read more
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia
There’s a lot to unpack here: four audio CDs and two video CDs. Captured live are two nights of the original Utopia lineup, the first show from January 2011 and … Read more
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Remembered as a hot, soupy mess, what became known as the “Field Trip” took place on a steamy Aug. 27, 1972 in Veneta, Oregon, at Temple Meadow. As the Merry … Read more
Bobby Rush
Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, Bobby Rush has long called Mississippi home, and has a particular soft spot for the state’s legendary blues men. At various times over … Read more
