Gaye Adegbalola & the Wild Rutz
Blues often times can be labelled as music with attitude. Indeed attitude is generally at the very heart of the genre due to its origins, message and heart. Gaye Adegbalola … Read more
Album Reviews
Jacob Collier
As a musician the journey from Youtube sensation to Quincy Jones protege is one of the more unusual paths to take, but for Jacob Collier and his debut In My Room … Read more
Oddity
Oddity formed in January 2012 and is made up of brothers Oscar and Harvey Baker and drummer Tom Fry. Originally going by the name Fletcher, the band decided to change … Read more
Miss Sophie Lee
She is a restaurateur, she is a small-time actress, and above all she is a mother, but Miss Sophie Lee also strongly identifies as a jazz songstress. Born in Chicago … Read more
Peter Erskine Trio
Safe to say that as far as drummer-led piano trios go, drummer Erskine (Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Weather Report, John Ambercombie) bassist Danielsson (Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett) and pianist Taylor … Read more
We Banjo 3
Historians and musicologists will tell you there’s a direct link between Bluegrass as it originated in Appalachia and the traditional folk sounds of the British Irish, be it from England, … Read more
Cantina
That dream factory of surrealistic, experimental indie-pop known as the Elephant 6 Collective never really closed its doors for good. As drummer for the Apples in Stereo since 2006, John … Read more
Tony Lustig Quintet
Yet another millennial blows into town (via Detroit) carrying, of all things, a baritone sax and starts to light fires in the clubs. With a soulful mojo of edge and … Read more
Kris Kristofferson
“You can look at Nashville pre-Kris and post-Kris, because he changed everything.” – Bob Dylan Sixteen discs, and all I get to review is a chintzy two disc sampler?! Man, … Read more
Irene Kelley
After evolving from a somewhat archaic form of old-timey music of the back porch variety, today’s bluegrass has become a populist genre filled a crowded field of contenders. Irene Kelley, … Read more
