By Savannah Davanzo In 2006, young singer-songwriter Terra Naomi won the first-ever Youtube award for “Best Music Video” for her release of “Say It’s Possible”, a track that … Read more
Tighter ‘n leaner in sound and intent than rock n rollers half his age, Willie and his rowdy, rust-shaking, roof-raising road band – kick-ass guitarist Matt Hogan with musclemen Johnny … Read more
Photos By Barry Fisch This current career phase of jazz/prog/fusion pianist extraordinaire Hiromi Uehara, dubbed “the Trio Project,” has been touring now for five years since the release of their … Read more
Since her epic 2003 debut Another Mind, I have envisioned pianist/composer Hiromi approaching composition like one of the Flying Wallendas: No net. No problem. Spark adds brilliantly to that imagining. Mentored … Read more
Edification is something few musicians gravitate towards in this fame-fueled culture. To describe David Gilmour’s show at The Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night means wrestling with frustration at my own naivety regarding … Read more
All Photos by Laura Sedor A couple of months ago, as I read through an Elmore email, and something caught my eye at the bottom: T-Bois Blues Festival. I had … Read more
Juno Award-winning guitarist Steve Dawson heads up the Canadian faction of the league of special slide men. Those whose sting and twang mix magnificently with touch. Elmore James had his … Read more
When the Allman Brothers Band reconvened in 1989, they put out Dreams, a four CD chronicle that presented for the first time Willie Cobbs’ “You Don’t Love Me”—an ABB staple—married … Read more
Though War & Peace is Shannon LaBrie’s sophomore endeavor, the singer-songwriter sounds as though she’s a veteran of social and political consciousness with her latest record. The Nashvillean touches on … Read more
Big Little Lions is a sweet folk duo made up of Helen Austin and Paul Otten, both successful songwriters who hail from very different parts of the world- Austin from … Read more
