Rhythm & Roots – Dave and Phil Alvin and the Guilty Ones
Photos by James St. Laurent Dave and Phil Alvin made a name for themselves over three decades ago with their high energy band the Blasters. After a falling out over some … Read more
Posted in October, 2016
Buxton Cosmopolitan Letter Bag
I carry magazines everywhere, and for the past 12 years have bought purses, messenger bags and backpacks which accommodate heavy but pliable 9 X 12-inch paper. Until now, I’ve … Read more
The Yardbirds
Photos by Arnie Goodman The Yardbirds originally formed in London in 1963 and launched the careers of guitarists Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. After a breakup, the band reformed in 1992. … Read more
The Roots Picnic
Photos by Kyra Kverno In the crisp, grey fall weather that signifies the final throes of the summer festival season, the Roots Crew invited a few thousand of their closest … Read more
Rhythm & Roots
Photos by James St. Laurent How do you say Yeeha! in Spanish? Los TexManiacs know. These five Texans rip through serious rock and roll in both Spanish and English, with equal … Read more
Sir Elton John to Publish Autobiography
David Hirshey, the HarperCollins editor who brought in Pete Townshend’s memoir has been quoted saying, “It appears that the entire Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is now sitting in … Read more
The Livesays
Based in South Florida, The Livesays’ individual members have worked along side several notables over the course of their careers — Hall and Oates, Todd Rundgren and the late Clarence … Read more
Case In Point
By Mike Cobb Peter Case is one of America’s greatest living singer/songwriters. In the early 1970s, he founded the seminal pre-punk band the Nerves, later went on to front the … Read more
Hear the Loving Mary Band’s Incendiary Track, “Where There’s Fire”
The Loving Mary Band provides us guys and gals with something we may not get all too much these days – some excitable country music that gives the listener a … Read more
Busman’s Holiday Streams Their Elaborate, Joyous “Popular Cycles”
Lewis & Addison Rogers bridge two realities with the music they create as Busman’s Holiday. First, there’s the sparse theatricality of the busking lifestyle, the two brothers ready to … Read more
