Reviews

Whitney Shay

Whitney Shay returns to the recording ring with a truly inspired offering on Germany’s premier blues label, Ruf. Following the acclaim garnered by her last release, A Woman Rules the … Read more

Ana Popovic Heats Up Iridium Jazz Club

Photos and Review by Lou Montesano Ana Popovic’s Instagram account says she’s always on tour. That’s been largely true for the past 20 years since she moved from Serbia to … Read more

Jeremiah Johnson

There’s not enough sexually suggestive content on the whole of Jeremiah Johnson’s Heavens To Betsy for an R-rating, though a parental warning could accompany the grinding “Tornado.” Rife with steamy … Read more

Jason Aldean electrifies VA

Photos by Chris Jackson With his We Be Back tour, Jason Aldean, along with opening acts Travis Denning and Morgan Wallen, electrified Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena. Bringing twang to … Read more

James Taylor

Well, what can be said about this one? It’s James Taylor….and maybe that’s about enough to whet most music lovers’ appetites. And believe me this is a release that won’t … Read more

Dom Flemons

When I first got this new-to-me release from Dom Flemons, I slipped disc 1 into my car’s player as I cruised down Florida’s highway 441. Yowsa! I was immediately smiling … Read more

Lisa Mills

Like the opening lines “Straight to heart, straight to the point” of Dorothy Moore’s “I’ll Always Love You,” Lisa Mills gets straight to it from the opener “Greenwood, Mississippi,” and … Read more

Dave Goddess Group

Just like the ones scrawled all over the old wood wall nailed to the cover of Once in a Blue Moon, the stars—however crudely drawn—are aligning for the Dave Goddess … Read more