Mail the Horse is a five piece grunge/gospel/country/blues/rock group, booze-soaked and ready to blow your mind from their basement in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The quintet, made up of bandmates Donny Amidon (guitar, … Read more
Winners of TV singing competitions generally tend to be one hit wonders who make an album or two and end up with a career that’s relatively short lived. Hype and … Read more
Muddy Waters once said, “The blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll.” Though Stephen Stills called the Rides his “dream blues band,” Muddy’s words come to … Read more
Much like mime, a cappella is generally best enjoyed in limited doses. Barbershop quartets and the occasional experimental tome aside, it can go only so far based on cleverness and … Read more
Just 24 hours prior to announcing a slew of summer tour dates, Steven Tyler gave the packed house in the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, a taste of … Read more
It’s all too apparent that the new wave of populist nu-folk/newgrass performers have made a profound impression. Bands like the Avett Brothers, Lumineers and Mumford and Sons have influenced any … Read more
Everyone knows and goes reflexively ape-shit about Clapton’s stint and Mick Taylor‘s tenure with the Bluesbreakers. But, along with Free’s Andy Graser, Peter Green is the least discussed and critically … Read more
The Roomsounds introduced their just released album, Elm St., to a small but enthusiastic audience at The Basement on a rainy Easter evening. The Texas band, via their musical beginnings … Read more
“Alabama,” John Coltrane’s life-affirming interpretation of the 1963 Baptist Church bombings, opens this history deep recording with burning incandescence. Ravi’s (John and Alice Coltrane’s son) tenor wails and soars in … Read more
Stone Cold Fox. Remember that name– you’ll be hearing it often. The Brooklyn based foursome recently released their new EP, Tunnel Vision, a jangling, jittery, infectious mixture of rock and distorted dance synths that’s … Read more
