Vinyl Confessions: Tom Waits, Open for Business
I have a habit sometimes of buying albums, listening to them once, and then relegating them to a shelf for upwards of ten years or more. I’m ashamed to … Read more
Posted in December, 2016
Hayley McKay Premieres the Video for her Haunting pop Single, “Unspoken”
It’s fitting that the up and coming apple of the British music industry’s eye hails from a town in the UK called Darlington. 24 year old singer/songwriter, Hayley McKay, … Read more
John Coltrane
Imagining Trane blowing free across global stages like so many of rock’s vulgar, I mean elder, statesmen (no, sorry, $300 a ticket is vulgar) is a fine, fine jazz fantasy. But … Read more
The Savage Hearts
Fiddle instructor Annie Savage, who began playing violin at the age of two, rounds up her band, the Savage Hearts, for a unique, string-heavy release. Playing it Forward features standard … Read more
Holly Norman
This is an Elvis Presley tribute unlike many of the recent Elvis releases. Meet Holly Norman, a bluegrass gal with a voice that can stand up to Patsy Cline or … Read more
Jono Manson Shares Appreciative Message in “Wildflower” Video
Performer and producer Jono Manson portrays his decades of experience in the music industry via The Slight Variations, a record that was released on October 14th. It tells the story of his career … Read more
The Flat Five
Gleefully out of step with what’s trendy or fashionable, the Flat Five are like Baked Alaska or Crab Louie, or any of the other iconic dishes vanishing from today’s restaurant … Read more
Sharon Lewis and Texas Fire
At first I was taken back by the name of Sharon’s band, Texas Fire, given that both Sharon and her accompanying players are all veteran, in-demand Chicago blues musicians. Even … Read more
Derrick Procell
Once again, we have a surprise near year end. Derrick Procell has an amazingly soulful, gritty voice and, together with his partner, Grammy winning lyricist Terry Abrahamson, delivers some highly … Read more
Tom Rush: Full Speed Ahead
By Mike Cobb Tom Rush has been performing as a folk singer since the mid 1960s. He is well known both for his original music and for covering … Read more
