The Traveling Wilburys
Who doesn’t love the Traveling Wilburys? Believe it or not, when I first heard them back in the ’80s, I didn’t. At the time, my teenage cynicism prevented me from … Read more
Posted in October, 2016
Southern Culture On The Skids
For over thirty years, Southern Culture On The Skids have played an eclectic range of Americana including rockabilly, surf rock, country and r&b, with a punk edge and heaps of humor. … Read more
Carol Lipnik
Beyond rock and jazz, symphony and opera, New York is home to a cabaret scene that inhabits the middle ground between contemporary and classical music. It’s a broad category that … Read more
Win a four disc Collection of John Lee Hooker’s Greatest Hits of…
With over five decades of material and more than 100 albums recorded, Mississippi-born John Lee Hooker was, without a doubt, a giant of the blues genre, cultivating his own driving … Read more
Lori McKenna
It’s hard to believe that The Bird & The Rifle is Lori McKenna’s tenth studio album. Her voice and lyrics sound fresh, new and bright. On the other hand, it’s easy … Read more
Tim English – Sounds Like Teen Spirit
In the newest edition of Sounds Like Teen Spirit…, author Tim English, a major authority on plagiarism in pop music, examines and dissects songs that appear to have ripped off … Read more
Ana Egge & The Sentimentals
An album that dropped a few months back, Say That Now is an excellent bit of modern Americana-cum-country with Egge’s voice breathily buoyant and beautifully delivered at all times. On this … Read more
Martin Sexton
Photos by Mark Longthon Among the many excellent places to hear music in the Capitol district, the Egg, in the Empire State Plaza, rests comfortably near the top. Intimate yet … Read more
Joey Alexander
Indonesia-born jazz wonder kid Joey Alexander, at the grand old age of 13, has released his second album, Countdown. Alexander wrote three of the nine tracks, and covers compositions by … Read more
