Posted in October, 2016

Lou Reed

This is big. Bigger than the 17 CDs, 80-page book, poster reproduction and five 8×10 prints that comprise the hard copy of Lou Reed: The RCA & Arista Collection. Even Reed’s … Read more

Famous October

The two members of Switzerland-based duo, Famous October, are exemplary musicians. Their debut album, One Day Baby, is, without a doubt, one of the finest examples of modern folk music. … Read more

Nancy Apple & Friends

It is both with a heavy heart and tons of admiration that I come to this review. My heavy heart is for Audrey Auld Mezera, a gifted, far under-recognized artist … Read more

Sugar Ray and the Bluetones

Sugar Ray and the Bluetones are on a roll, 35 years on.  Their 2014 album, Living Tear to Tear, earned them a staggering seven Blues Music Award nominations, including “Best … Read more

Steve Heckman

Admittedly, tribute discs, albums, downloads, streams, whatever, tend to scare me off. And a tribute to Coltrane, whose lasting innovations and overly documented musical explorations and phases just opens a … Read more

Shovels & Rope

Fifth time’s certainly the charm, but there are four previous Shovels & Rope albums that display a steady progression of exciting, idiosyncratic excellence. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, the … Read more

Murali Coryell

Murali Coryell takes a slightly different tact with this effort, recorded in Austin, TX and replete with some Tex-Mex touches and political references too. Self-produced, Murali is increasingly taking more … Read more