Exclusive: Artists line up for Strand Theatre benefit
When blues artists get the blues, they buckle down and play. That’s what’s going on in Upstate New York’s Plattsburgh, where artists are putting on a virtual “concert” for the … Read more
Posted in April, 2020
Darryl Way
Those who choose to fly Destinations, the new all-instrumental progressive-rock album from Curved Air violinist and composer Darryl Way, may experience some turbulence. Conceived as an aural journey to places … Read more
Exclusive: Cindy Cashdollar brings out the troops
Writer Ian Patience spoke with slide guitarist Cindy Cashdollar in a convoluted path that, to date, could only occur in 2020. English by birth and now based in locked-down France, … Read more
Webb Wilder
It is possible to judge Night Without Love by its cool retro cover. Flournoy Holmes, who designed the Allman Brothers’ Eat a Peach album art, dug deep into his bag … Read more
Eliza Gilkyson
Eliza Gilkyson. Grammy-nominated folk singer. Astounding songwriter. Fervent activist. Throughout her career, Gilkyson has combined all these aspects of her character; on 2020 she presents the totality of her love … Read more
Premiere: Tom The Suit Forst, in a World of Broken Hearts
Tom Forst, a former Vice President at major cable TV company Cox Media (hence “The Suit”), left his day job at 57, quitting the day after paying his youngest child’s … Read more
Goodbye…Bucky Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli, guitarist, innovator, leader and sideman-beyond-compare has joined the Coronavirus toll.* One of the most renowned names in swing jazz guitar, Pizzarelli and his famed 7-string guitar spent more … Read more
The Steeldrivers
More suited to play the role of a gritty anti-hero rather than a clean-cut savior, Kelvin Damrell is the new leading man for traditional bluegrass roughnecks The Steeldrivers, joining the … Read more
Exclusive: Mitch Schneider’s photos: “Pandemic Graffiti”
Photos by Mitch Schneider I’ve never actually met Mitch Schneider, founder of SRO PR (formerly MSO PR), but after years of sharing information about hundreds—perhaps thousands—of artists, I consider us … Read more
Avey Grouws Band
IBC semi-finalists in 2018 and 2020, Iowa’s Avey Grouws Band has released their debut CD. They are fronted in a quintet by the duo of strong alto vocalist Jeni Grouws … Read more
