King Solomon Hicks
When this writer first heard of King Solomon Hicks, he was described as “sings like Sam Cooke and plays guitar like B.B. King.” Yikes, those were lofty accolades for the … Read more
Posted in March, 2020
Chris Maxwell
Welding together experimental junk-rock sculptures out of a messy garage full of industrial noise, strident funk and buzz saws of cutting, angular guitars, New York’s Skeleton Key somehow unlocked the … Read more
Roomful of Blues
In a Roomful of Blues indeed. In the wake of more than 50 years of high-steppin’, blues-rooted hootin’ and hollerin’, and after some 60 members walked in and out of … Read more
Exclusive: Coronavirus and Music
We’re all on high alert with the Coronavirus, and it comes as a shock and disappointment to see so many events cancelled or significantly postponed. Coachella, Stagecoach, SXSW and others, … Read more
Premiere: The Proven Ones: You Ain’t Done
Aptly named, The Proven Ones include five formidable blues musicians, collectively amassing dozens of awards, hundreds of recordings, thousands of hours on the road and millions of fans worldwide. This … Read more
Chanda Rule and the Sweet Emma Band
Hold On is the second album on this label from soultress-jazz vocalist and songwriter Chanda Rule and it is quite different from last year’s debut, Sapphire Dreams, in which she … Read more
Della Mae
Della Mae trusts in Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, just as the all-female string band has faith in the honesty of women brave enough to come forward to share their stories … Read more
Juliana MacDowell
The peppy, bouncy vibe of the opening “I Like” belies singer-songwriter Julian MacDowell’s battles to conquer anxiety stemming from a staggering amount of personal loss. If music is truly a … Read more
Premiere: Again, the Danberrys “Shine”
Husband-and-wife duo the Danberrys slow it down and explore the notion of forgiveness, a concept that, with all the craziness in the world today, has crept up in importance in … Read more
Ben Rice & RB Stone
When you think of cigar box guitars, you think of a raw, raunchy sound but not necessarily of the relatively cleaner sounding Chuck Berry or Creedence. Ben Rice and RB … Read more
