Hiromi
Since her epic 2003 debut Another Mind, I have envisioned pianist/composer Hiromi approaching composition like one of the Flying Wallendas: No net. No problem. Spark adds brilliantly to that imagining. Mentored … Read more
Album Reviews
Steve Dawson
Juno Award-winning guitarist Steve Dawson heads up the Canadian faction of the league of special slide men. Those whose sting and twang mix magnificently with touch. Elmore James had his … Read more
The Allman Brothers Band
When the Allman Brothers Band reconvened in 1989, they put out Dreams, a four CD chronicle that presented for the first time Willie Cobbs’ “You Don’t Love Me”—an ABB staple—married … Read more
Wanderwild
Fleeting by Wanderwild has become my car soundtrack for the past month, with six rock-based tracks that revolve around heady drum rhythms, flowing guitar melodies and bittersweet vocals. I’ve literally … Read more
Parker Millsap
At the tender age of 22, Parker Millsap has accomplished quite a bit in a very brief career. His eponymous debut turned quite a few heads in high places, reaping … Read more
Brothers Brown
The blues comes in many hues, but it’s never more incisive that when it’s served straight up — unblemished and uncomplicated. The Brothers Brown know this, and though the two … Read more
Bitter’s Kiss
Bitter’s Kiss, the current project of New Jersey-based singer-songwriter Chloe Baker, takes listeners through the ebbs and flows of life’s many emotions. In the album’s tightly woven eight tracks, Baker … Read more
Margo Price
It’s very tempting, but perhaps presumptuous to suggest that Margo Price may shift from Americana singer into a mainstream country star along the lines of Chris Stapleton (I know I’m not … Read more
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa leaps like a hurdler over typical blues/rock guitar-slinger parameters. Proof can be savored in his three albums with acidic soul queen Beth Hart, certainly the two with his … Read more
The Lost Poets
If Chris Cornell collaborated with Nick Cave and they added a dash of Queens of the Stone Age to the mix, it’d sound like Insubordia Pt. II, the latest album … Read more
