Premiere: Robbie Walden Band
Over the years speculations have been made about the band’s strong similarities to Texas/Red Dirt music, but this 5-piece band is four parts Washington and one part Idaho, lives cultivated … Read more
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Premiere: Michael McDermott takes wing again
Michael McDermott’s new album, Orphans, offers songs with an extra power. “Some songs won’t go away,” McDermott explained. “These songs were too loud in my heart, they kept waking me … Read more
Tote that Barge—Blues on a Boat
Photos by Laura Carbone Imagine this vacation: A first-class blues cruise for three days and two nights from Oslo, Norway to Kiel, Germany and back again—on a first-class ship that … Read more
William Tyler Goes West
Talk is cheap to virtuoso musician William Tyler, whose pastoral folk instrumentals on Goes West are touching in ways words can’t convey. Oftentimes, they stretch out like murals of rolling, … Read more
Light of Day at the Cutting Room: Fight Parkinson’s Disease
Only a few tickets left for the annual Light of Day Winterfest concert at the Cutting Room in Manhattan. As usual, there are literally hundreds of acts appearing at this … Read more
John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists
On February 10, 2019, John Daversa’s CD, American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom, won three Grammy Awards: Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella – “Stars and Stripes Forever”; Best Improvised … Read more
Premiere: Cary Morin’s message: When I Rise
Son of an Air Force officer, Cary Morin grew up in Montana in the ’70s, listening to music on the radio or chosen by other family members. It seems incongruous … Read more
Lume Cube AIR flash
Lume Cube’s newest arrival is the Lume Cube AIR, their smallest star in a very bright array. With Bluetooth connectivity, four light levels and two silicone filters—one for softer … Read more
Premiere: Louise Goffin and Friends
Brooklyn-born Louise Goffin grew up in LA’s Laurel Canyon during an exciting time in music history. As a child, she was immersed in the halcyon days of the explosion of … Read more
Mike Love’s Christmas party
Photos by Debra Rothenberg Four veteran artists got together to sing in the Christmas season, although at least one veteran could have been another’s grandson (Zac Hanson is 33, Mike … Read more
