Reviews

Steve Almaas

True love is found in the utterly charming “You’re the One for Me,” which shows up on Everywhere You’ve Been with a bouquet of flowers in hand. Flush with all … Read more

Christopher Dean Band

This past summer, during the height of the shut-down, this writer witnessed a virtual live performance by Johnny Rawls and guitarist Christopher Dean. So it’s not surprising to see the … Read more

Bob Bradshaw

Singer-songwriter Bob Bradshaw weaves his stories through a blend of roots music forms, drawing from his background as a prose writer and frontman for a rock ‘n’ roll band. Prior … Read more

Michael Johnathon

A true artist, Michael Johnathon is always creating unique projects to present to his fans. The Painter is a perfect example of this; Johnathon recorded the album after completing 43 … Read more

Mick Fleetwood & Friends

For the vast majority of us, a mere mention of the name Fleetwood Mac summons the melody of “Go Your Own Way,” “Rhiannon,” or another of the snappy tunes associated … Read more

Badfinger

Joey Molland and Badfinger still have friends in high places, just as they did when they enjoyed the backing of The Beatles and Apple Records before everything went sideways. Happily … Read more

Michael Whalen

The jazz fusion of tomorrow is here today via Michael Whalen’s innovative Future Shock, also the title of Alvin Toffler’s 1970 best-seller about psychologically drowning in a swift-moving current of … Read more

Carl Verheyen Sundial

Membership in the mid-1980s version of Supertramp, then attempting to carry on without Roger Hodgson, had its privileges for Carl Verheyen. Hired to go on tour with the proggy pop-rock … Read more

Lisa Jeanette

Jellyfish on the Moon is a folk album loosely inspired by NASA’s experiments on the effects of a zero gravity atmosphere on jellyfish, a concept I found too intriguing to … Read more

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

Money’s tight for the mighty Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band on Dance Songs for Hard Times, the lively new album of galvanizing electric blues from the burly, fingerstyle guitar dynamo … Read more