Kurt Elling
Constantly on the road, jazz singer Kurt Elling has harvested passions from around the world and channeled them into his eleventh studio album, Passion World. Elling takes us through Scotland, … Read more
Album Reviews
Gregg Allman
Since The Allman Brothers Band ostensibly called it a day (actually some 16,000 of them), Gregg Allman jumped on the chance to hone to perfection his funky, horn-imbued nine-piece solo … Read more
Uncle Lucius
The Austin music scene has been so vital in the past few decades, many artists and bands have developed a strong following there but remain as hidden gems to the … Read more
Jeff Beck
Recorded at the famed London jazz club Ronnie Scott’s, this essential double-disc set recasts many, though not all, of the individual highlights of Jeff Beck’s nearly fifty-year career. Memorable versions … Read more
Jamie Lin Wilson
Jamie Lin Wilson of the Trishas has released her first full-solo studio album amidst an array of multi-tasking challenges that would be too daunting for most. Wilson, however, had similar … Read more
The Textones
The previously overlooked, L.A. based band, the Textones, are reissuing their first two albums, Midnight Mission and Cedar Creek. While the Textones cannot necessarily be described as ground-breaking, they were powerful, … Read more
Billy Joel
At the time of its release in 1974, Streetlife Serenade seemed like something of a stopgap in Billy Joel’s then abbreviated career. The album had its share of memorable melodies: … Read more
Della Mae
Half a century ago, the great Osbourne Brothers asked in classic bluegrass fashion, “Hey Della Mae, why do you treat me this way?” All these years later, the four divinely-talented … Read more
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Two mainstays of Levon Helm’s storied Midnight Rambles in Woodstock, New York, husband and wife Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams’ debut album offers a taste of the music that has … Read more
Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats
Who knew the session musicians in Nashville were so damn good? Well, it turns out they did. When Bob Dylan was recording Highway 61 Revisited in New York, his Producer … Read more
