Nina Simone
Forced to grow up fast, maturing fully over a marathon 14-hour recording session one day in 1957 at Beltone Studios in midtown Manhattan, Little Girl Blue wasn’t looking for a … Read more
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Billy F. Gibbons
All the tools Billy F. Gibbons needed for the rampaging Hardware were readily available. A heady brew of thick, growling blues-rock, nasty metallic groove, surf noir and hot desert wind … Read more
Ana Egge
Rather remarkably, this is singer-songwriter Ana Egge’s 12th album, and it may well be her most intriguing yet. The combination of Egge’s intimate, breathy voice and her roots-folk songs with … Read more
Hurray! Rhythm & Roots Festival
Photographs by Laura Carbone Back by popular demand and having survived the hiccups of Covid 19, Rhythm and Roots, one of our favorite festivals (for a slew of reasons—read on), … Read more
Willie Nile
Willie Nile The Day the Earth Stood Still Willie Nile. Singer. Songwriter. Political commentator. Rock ‘n’ roll troubadour. His latest release, The Day the Earth Stood Still, is titled after … Read more
Black Light Animals
Playboys of the Western World, raise a glass to Black Light Animals and toast their suave, cinematic debut album, as the Midwestern psychedelic soul jet setters float through a series … Read more
James Lee Stanley & Dan Navarro
James Lee Stanley has found another rock group to re-invent, and a new partner, Dan Navarro, to help. Stanley certainly has chops in many Americana areas, but one that he—and … Read more
Debbie Bond
Alabama blueslady Debbie Bond returns with a new album, recorded—like many these days—during the pandemic by whatever means possible and very much against the odds. Bond managed to beat the … Read more
Guy Davis
Guy Davis is always reliable. In recent years, he has become increasingly popular and each successive album holds bags of merit. Be Ready When I Call You is no exception … Read more
Tito Jackson
Now here’s a truly surprising blues release, one that just twists and turns beautifully with a solid soul-music undertow. Maybe much of the unexpected virtue here is the artist himself, … Read more
