Flagship Romance – Fee Fie Foh Fum
The musical duo has been an indispensable staple of rock and folk acts over the last fifty years. Everyone from Simon and Garfunkel to The White Stripes used the duo … Read more
Album Reviews
Punch Brothers – The Phosphorescent Blues
It seems like the Punch Brothers are everywhere these days. One wonders if the group may finally be succeeding at bridging the divide between mainstream music and the kind of … Read more
Art Pepper – Neon Art: Volumes 1 & 2
Renowned alto saxophonist Art Pepper was in the same conversation as Charlie Parker in the early fifties, the heyday of bebop. As an early pioneer of West Coast jazz, Pepper … Read more
Echo Sparks – Ghost Town Girl
Echo Sparks’ Ghost Town Girl captures the heart of any inner flower child within listening distance of its 1960’s California sound. Like the lyrics for the single, “Broken Arrow,” this … Read more
Chuck Berry – The Complete Chess Singles: As & Bs 1955-61
Everyone from The Beatles to Jimi Hendrix to Elton John has paid homage to Chuck Berry, and for good reason. Berry was the torch-bearing pioneer for rock n’ roll that … Read more
Angaleena Presley – American Middle Class
She hails from Kentucky. Her father was a coal miner who taught her her first guitar song when she was 15. Her mother was a school teacher and direct descendant … Read more
Colleen Green – I Want To Grow Up
A rock ‘n roll princess through-and-through, Colleen Green is bringing sad sass to the otherwise chill dream-pop genre. With her latest album, I Want To Grow Up, the L.A. singer/songwriter unloads her … Read more
Pops Staples – Don’t Lose This
He was ill and nearly 84. But in 1999, at his daughters’ urging, Roebuck Staples (“Pops” to the world) picked up his guitar, creating the tracks on Don’t Lose This. … Read more
Les McCann – Invitation to Openness
This treasured work from 1972 is appearing on CD for the first time. Of course, most listeners are familiar with jazz pianist and vocalist Les McCann from his 1969 hit, … Read more
Jamie Cullum – Interlude
His innovative stage presence and smooth, warm vocals have earned him a loyal fan following, but English jazz-pop singer/songwriter Jamie Cullum’s musical originality is not his only asset. The artist recently … Read more
