Robert Kidney
Growing up in Northeast Ohio, Robert Kidney performed in schools and churches. While watching a friend strum guitar, Kidney realized he yearned to do the same. “The sound came across … Read more
Album Reviews
Rory Block
Rory Block is back with the sixth album in her highly acclaimed “Mentor Series.” I recall speaking to her about recording the album last spring, and she became so animated … Read more
Mike Zito
This album reminds me of the teenager who got the car keys for the first time and went out on a joyride. He was driving so fast, careening around curves … Read more
Churchwood
The term ‘avant-garde blues band’ is an intriguing one, because it doesn’t immediately bring very many names to mind. In their own experimental style, Churchwood has carved out a rather … Read more
Keith Jarrett
Gifted with an immediate and boundless melodic understanding, Jarrett’s live, improvised solo excursions from any period of his long career are legendary, and never fail to reward listeners with a … Read more
Lou Reed
Sweet Lou. Street poet. Rocker. Rebel. Visionary. Provocateur. Exile. Army reject. Back alley mystic. Pusher of envelopes, musical and otherwise. Cultural icon. Lou Reed – The RCA & Arista Album … Read more
Greensky Bluegrass
Formed in 2000, the five-piece, Michigan-based Greensky Bluegrass ranks among the best of that elite breed of nu-grass outfits that are helping to redefine bluegrass for a new generation of … Read more
Hart Valley Drifters
Yes, you can damn well say they were the precursor to Old and in the Way, but who knew? Who knew what lay ahead for one, very special 20 year-old– … Read more
NRBQ
Terry Adams, keyboardist, co-founder and long-running leader of NRBQ, describes the inspiration for the band in 1969 as “Sun Records and Sun Ra.” That’s a wide swath, to be sure, … Read more
Rorey Carroll
Rorey is a protégé of Todd Snider’s, bringing not only a rebellious spirit to her songs, but a lived-in realism. At a very young age, she lived in her car … Read more
