In 1989, an impressive collection of soul and blues artists performed at a presidential inauguration concert, which was captured on video and 24-track audio. Why wasn’t it broadcast or released … Read more
Milwaukee singer/songwriter Hayward Williams experienced perhaps the biggest turning point of his life in an airport returning home from an Australian tour. While navigating through the terminal, the Americana singer became … Read more
When the ArtsQuest Center (Musikfest Café’s home) opened three and a half years ago, a friend and I casually speculated, “Hey, maybe they’ll book Drive-By Truckers.” Prior to this gleaming … Read more
There was an expression of puzzlement on my brow when I opened my copy of Tuscon and saw an inscription to me written on the disco? Was it because I lived … Read more
The John Butler Trio are a curious case as a band. They’re set up like a traditional power trio, but the music that they play couldn’t be further removed from … Read more
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been indicted on charges that he attempted to have two men killed, according to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald. Rudd was officially charged with “attempting … Read more
They’ve spent their years in respective virtuosic backgrounds playing with a round-robin of legends and icons. Now, the time has come for brothers Pete and Tony Levin to come center … Read more
“Sometimes less is more, and this just seemed like one of those times,” Willie Nile said of his upcoming album, If I Was A River. When the album drops, on … Read more
The last time a double album grabbed my attention? Exile On Main Street. And then Fly Golden Eagle took a shit on my windshield. Quartz, the band’s sophomore release and … Read more
Paul McCartney has been opening the archives recently with the re-release of two of Wings’ biggest hit albums, Venus And Mars and At The Speed Of Sound. To celebrate the occasion, McCartney dug … Read more
