Annie Lennox – Nostalgia
Sweet dreams must sound a lot like pop icon Annie Lennox singing a collection of favorite soul, jazz and blues songs, on Nostalgia, her newest album released by Blue Note … Read more
Album Reviews
Maggie Bjorklund – Shaken
(Scores are determined by editorial staff) This pedal steel guitarist/singer/songwriter who hails from Copenhagen, Denmark covers an extraordinarily diverse range of styles of music, mixes them, matches them, blends them … Read more
Eliot Bronson – Eliot Bronson
With a number of prestigious awards to his credit (including Creative Loafing‘s Songwriter of the Year honors in this year’s “Best of Atlanta” competition, top ranking in the Songwriting Contest … Read more
Allman Brothers Band – The Beacon Theatre 10-28-2014 (Hittin’ The Note)
Yes, every member of the final edition of The Allman Brothers Band possesses prodigious talent, and the legacy they drew from for songs, and rock/blues/jazz methodology is as deep-seated as … Read more
Ingrid Gerdes – High Priestess
The advance read, “Boston soul singer’s gospel-meets-R&B voice has earned her more than one comparison to greats…” Midway through the album I felt like I was listening to an Aretha-like … Read more
Michael Oneill – I Like It Like That
(scores determined by the editorial staff) This is that relaxed and comfortable country rock that is done with musicians who are both professional and old enough to not need flash … Read more
Blood Sweat & Tears – Child Is The Father To The Man
In retrospect, it could be considered one of the most brilliant debut albums ever recorded. Yet at the time it wasreleased in 1968, Child Is Father To The Man was … Read more
The Kinks – Essential Kinks
Columbia/Legacy has released a 2-disc, 48 track collection of the best of the Kinks. It is everything, and perhaps more, that you could want of this seminal rock ‘n’ roll … Read more
Over The Rhine – Blood Oranges In The Snow
The husband and wife duo of Linford Detwiler and Karen Bergquist – the longstanding creative team behind Over The Rhine – have been making highly wildly acclaimed, literate, multi-textured, atmospheric … Read more
Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood – Juice
Jazz guitar god John Scofield joins the wildly inventive Medeski, Martin & Wood for their fourth recording together. Juice follows in the footsteps of the group’s seminal 1998 release A … Read more
