Susan Shann
A self-described “Earth Mama,” with a hippie aura about her, folk songbird Susan Shann simply and earnestly tackles heavy subjects such as a battle-scarred veteran’s struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder … Read more
Album Reviews
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa continues to astound with his freshness and honesty while refusing to diminish his love and respect for those who paved the way. After paying tribute to so many … Read more
Pushing Chain
Too many Americana albums sound so retro that it feel can feel a little silly listening to them. With some bands, the music is so well-tread and their sound so … Read more
Earls of Leicester
The latest from the Grammy-winning, bluegrass supergroup, Earls of Leicester, finds them mining a rich seam, with a double album that covers pretty much everything of note from the … Read more
Elvis Presley
The King is gone but not forgotten. In fact, he’s back singing a duet with Lisa Marie. No, this is not a headline from the National Enquirer but rather real, … Read more
Tony Joe White
The spoils of the swamp boogie king. Primeval, yet long exercised. Very promptly heady. Tony Joe White has a way with a groove that seizes the moment, and not a … Read more
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Raised in the states, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne has made Vancouver his home for the past thirty years, but he’s still the modern version of iconic pianists like Professor Longhair, … Read more
Anthony Geraci
What does Anthony Geraci do for a follow-up to his 2015 release, Fifty Shades of Blue, for which he earned multiple Blues Music Award nominations? Nominations included: Best Song-for the title track, … Read more
Billy F Gibbons
Billy Gibbons is a guy needing no introduction to most. As frontman and guitarist with legendary rockers ZZ Top, he has successfully hammered out a place in the musical hearts … Read more
Emily Scott Robinson
For the past several years, North Carolina-born Emily and her Bulgarian-born husband Rous, have been traveling in what appears on their website to be a very nice motor home, back … Read more
