Posted in October, 2016

Various Artists

When ranking bands from southern rock’s golden age, Black Oak Arkansas fits in the middle with groups like Molly Hatchet, the Marshall Tucker Band and the Outlaws. Black Oak Arkansas … Read more

The Almighty Dreadnought Turns 100

By Meghan Roos There once lived a Hawaiian musician named Major Kealakai who had a vision for what his guitar could sound like. Like all others making music in the … Read more

Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen

Iconic Australian singer/songwriter, Paul Kelly, has become prolific lately with interesting concepts that demand our attention. On this release, he goes beyond that; he commands our attention. Maybe it’s the … Read more

The Temprees

You might not think they make music like this anymore, but the Temprees are doing now what we remember from the Dramatics, the Spinners and even this same trio’s original … Read more

Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar

Photos by Mark J. Smith  If you’re a guitar music fan, you would love this concert; if you’re a slide guitar fan in particular, this concert would knock your socks … Read more

Peter Case

  Peter Case is originally from Buffalo, NY, but currently resides in one of the foggier corners of San Francisco, where he moved in the early ‘70s to pursue a … Read more

Anna Ash

Anna Ash blends ethereal vocals, folk leanings and soft jazz with singer/songwriter lyrics and emotional vocal inflections into the honey sweet concoction that is Floodlights. Channeling the likes of Norah … Read more

Otis Redding

I’m not a great fan of many ‘F’ words save for the ubiquitous, essential four-letter variant, but this sixty-four track, six-disc release is simply stunning, fantastic, fabulous fun, fun, fun. … Read more

Blood Orange

  A couple of Saturdays ago, overpriced well whiskey in hand, I found myself inching closer to the railing of the third floor balcony of Terminal 5, and happened to … Read more