Gordon Lightfoot at Sony Hall
Photos: Debra L. Rothenberg He may be pushing 80, but Gordon Lightfoot still keeps audiences at the edge of their seats and laughing at his wit, as he did recently at Sony … Read more
Posted in June, 2018
Hit Men Lee Shapiro’s one-nighter
Hit Man pianist Lee Shapiro told Elmore how he disguised himself to become a Shirelle for one night. So is the summer of 1973, I’m I’m 19, 20 years old, and I’m in my … Read more
Gin Blossoms
“Maturity” is such a dirty word in rock ‘n’ roll. It doesn’t seem like an obscenity, though, when thrown around in any in-depth discussion of the songwriting craftsmanship and … Read more
Russ Green
Russ Green sounds like anything but a recording rookie on this debut effort. The harmonicist/vocalist from Chicago penned all ten originals, backed by select group of the city’s best session … Read more
Phil Ochs There But For Fortune: The Life and Influence of singer…
The troubled life of one of the ‘60s biggest folk acts is examined with unflinching honesty and moving compassion in Michael Schumacher’s engrossing biography of Phil Ochs, There But for … Read more
Steve Dawson
Chamber blues? Rapid-fire folk? The guitar and strings music within this Lucky Hand could be described several ways. In the hands of Vancouver, British Columbia’s Steve Dawson and his friends, … Read more
Exclusive: Hit Men’s Bassist Jeff Ganz, on Jack Casady
Elmore spoke with the Hit Men’s bassist Jeff Ganz, who told us about bridging the gap with stars—in this case, Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Hot Tuna’s Jack Casady. I grew up in the era … Read more
Byron Isaacs
Romantic obsession turns dark in the brooding “Losing You” and the troubling, yet seductive, “Crazy Love” from Byron Isaacs’ absorbing debut solo album Disappearing Man. Coming from a founding member … Read more
Premiere: Steve Rodgers sends prayer “So High”
Steve Rodgers’ focus for song writing has always been to write about the universal: emotions of love, heart break, pain, joy, using his own sense of wonder and magic of … Read more
Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks
It actually did come from Nashville, this Powerful Stuff! That’s a reference, of course, to the much-revered 1986 Webb Wilder album touted by many as a seminal Southern rock tour … Read more
