Tokyo Rosenthal
The minstrel life must agree with Tokyo Rosenthal, because he just keeps getting better. Like the minstrel’s roving lifestyle, Rosenthal’s music ranges a bit over the map here, too, though … Read more
Album Reviews
Uriah Heep – Raging Through the Silence
Longevity has to count for something in rock ‘n roll. To survive two decades in a meat grinder of a business and still have a smile on your face—as irrepressible … Read more
Ilya Portnov, Russian harpist makes Strong Brew
This is the debut solo album from Russian-born, now Los Angeles based harmonicist Ilya Portnov, who studied in the U.S. at the New England Conservatory, the first person accepted with … Read more
Sunny Lowdown = Down Loaded
Listen to Muddy Waters. Currents of the mighty Mississippi and its Delta mud rose up when he sang the blues. Lightnin’ Hopkins caused storms to flash in his jazzy, poetic … Read more
Ries Brothers
Florida’s the Ries Brothers show more proficiency across genre lines within the album’s first few songs than some musicians are able to capture in a lifetime, releasing a set of … Read more
Johnny Mathis
Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sammy Cahn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Dorsey, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Jules Stein, Cy Coleman, Jimmy Webb, Gerry … Read more
The Searchers
The Searchers were going nowhere fast in the 1970s. Aside from live shows that still sizzled and popped, the British Invasion refugees – birthed from the same ‘60s Merseybeat scene … Read more
Various Artists
When it comes to deluxe box sets, the Bear Family has long ago set the bar at the top. Lately it seems they are into topping even themselves with each … Read more
Loose Cattle
We don’t normally review holiday releases, but this one breaks all the molds and demands attention, much like that crazy uncle who constantly shakes up the holidays like his … Read more
John Nemeth & the Love Light Orchestra
John Nemeth is a genuinely talented US bluesman, a guy with a sharp, clear voice, a searing harp stylist with a fine songwriting pedigree and a solid grasp of blues … Read more
