When Miranda Mulholland (Great Lake Swimmers, Belle Starr) and Andrew Penner (Sunparlour Players) create music together, something delightful happens. Their combined experiences allow Mulholland and Penner to show off fantastically … Read more
Andres Roots is, appropriately enough, a roots musician, with a complete grasp of traditional blues and an abundant passion for the music. From Estonia, a smallish Baltic state in northern … Read more
I’m sure I’m not alone in finding my heart sink to the floor when I find yet another album from a “Reverend.” At times, they seem ludicrously prolific, and without … Read more
Before there was the electric guitar of rock ‘n’ roll, there was Big Jay McNeely’s saxophone of rhythm and blues. Born Cecil James McNeely, the young sax player began his … Read more
Aaron Burton is yet another of those Texan pickers who seems to creep in under the radar, lodging himself in the mind and memory. With around half a dozen albums … Read more
U.K. band the Bosscats’ frontman, guitarist and singer/songwriter, Richard Townend, is one of those guys for whom the adjective prolific might well have been invented. Always working on musical projects, … Read more
Presuming that I’d be able to name, and would know, every song in this collection, Elmore publisher Suzanne Cadgène commented that I could practically review it before receiving it. “Perhaps. … Read more
Internationally known as the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Hooker has had a huge impact on modern music and influenced generations of musicians. Often employing only one chord, Hooker … Read more
Hands up time here: I’m a fan of James Montgomery and his blasting harp-fuelled blues. Montgomery has been around Stateside for more years than I care to remember, and is … Read more
If both the band title and the name of their debut album seem to suggest a warm and fuzzy feel, well, suffice it to say, that description doesn’t exactly hit … Read more
