Posted in March, 2017

Imelda May

Photos by Arnie Goodman Imelda May and her knockout vocals led an equally knockout band through the better part of her upcoming album, Life. Love. Flesh. Blood, for a private … Read more

K Phillips

Add another great Texas singer/songwriter to your list. You may have missed his debut, 2012’s American Girls, which was quite good. This one has that same blend of literate lyrics … Read more

Strongman

Electric blues for this day and age. No Time Like Now is a love letter to the raw blues sound that musicians like Hamilton, Ontario’s Steve Strongman define. The legendary … Read more

Bill Scorzari

One of 2017’s best albums so far comes from New York-based Bill Scorzari, an unfamiliar name to me until now. This is Bill’s sophomore release. What a revelation! Assemble some … Read more

Pieta Brown

Bringing in a number of high profile guests can be a bit risky. After four consecutively strong albums, beginning with 2007’s Remembering the Sun, one of the most rewarding things … Read more

Sunny Sweeney

Opening an album with a drinking ballad called “Pass the Pain” takes guts. Safer to do it with a happy rocker. But this seriously real country album has plenty of … Read more

Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival

Photos by Arnie Goodman   The Fourth Annual Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival has quickly become one of my favorite festivals, and I have attended festivals all over the world. … Read more

SUSTO

2017 is a huge year for Charleston hometown heroes SUSTO, an alt-country band shepherded by Justin Osborne, formerly of Sequoyah Prep School. Expanding in atmospheric sonic texture and popularity, SUSTO … Read more