Reviews

Zack Walther Band

The Westerner, from the Texas-based Zack Walther Band,­ is a conscious effort to blend genres. Known primarily as a country and Americana artist, singer/guitarist Walther brings blues, R&B, and rock­­—anything … Read more

Various Artists

Sean Costello was one of a kind, and—by far—not enough music lovers are aware of that fact. Sean Costello enjoyed high peaks of success in his short life, but his … Read more

The Niro Featuring Gary Lucas

These sessions have a dozen re-recorded tracks, two that appeared on the late Jeff Buckley’s 1994 Grace, five that appeared on 2002 Songs to No One, and five that have … Read more

Soul Message Band

Back in his R&R (reinvention and ranting) evangelical days, Little Richard (aka the Real King Of R&R )  once messaged his flock, The Devil now has two kinds of music_ he’s got … Read more

Mike Zito and Friends

Maybe this was inevitable. Every blues and rock ‘n’ roll guitarist has been influenced in some way by Chuck Berry, but when, in Mike Zito’s case, the artist is sharing … Read more

Anita Camarella and Davide Facchini

For close to 20 years, the duo of Anita Camarella and Davide Facchini have been recording and performing in Italy and across Europe, sharing stages at festivals with international artists … Read more

Fastball

Confronting mortality and troubling existential questions, the inscrutably poignant title track to Fastball’s seventh album, The Help Machine, is a strange and glorious wonder. Softly thrumming and throbbing along, with … Read more

Myles Goodwyn

Myles Goodwyn is likely not a familiar name to most American blues fans. A Canadian who has spent most of his career fronting the multi-million selling rock band, April Wine, … Read more

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

Mississippi’s Bentonia blues is a localized strain akin to the northernmost Hill Country blues in its haunting, percussive grooves, but often a shade darker in tone. The late, great Skip … Read more

The Mavericks

  It’s been 30 years since The Mavericks first appeared on the Nashville scene and got through the gates while the cookiecutter gatekeepers were out to lunch. Over that time … Read more