The Magpie Salute
A magpie salute sounds suspiciously like flipping someone the bird, but Rich Robinson is too nice a guy for that. Following last year’s official breakup with the Black Crowes … Read more
Reviews
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Photos by Chuck Gilmore It was an incredible show in a beautiful, open-air auditorium nestled in the woods outside of Brevard, NC. Ricky Skaggs fired up the mountain with his … Read more
Dave Pomeroy
“I got a date with a bass, I won’t be coming over to your place, see there’s this melody I’m tryin’ to chase; I got a date with a bass” … Read more
Linsey Alexander
Eccentric, charismatic personalities are germane to the history of the blues. Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Guitar Slim, and many others come to mind immediately but almost all … Read more
Orlando In Heaven
Since the devastating attack on Orlando’s Pulse nightclub just over a year ago, artists have come together to show their support for a tragedy the world is still reeling from. … Read more
Sam Baker
As you may glean from the title, this one’s rather dark. Baker has always been spare musically, while proving to be a convincing storyteller. Here he pares down the lyrics … Read more
Sonny Landreth
Sonny Landreth has been nominated for a Grammy and winning two Blues Music Awards for Best Guitarist and Best Blues Album for Bound by the Blues. So, like most professionals, … Read more
BottleRock Festival, Napa, CA
Photos by Ana Gibert I’ve been covering music festivals for 14 years (Coachella, Bonnaroo, Americana, SXSW, etc.), but BottleRock goes the extra mile—or two. Wine, food and song got equal … Read more
Captain Beyond
For an all-too microcosmic period in the early 1970s, Capricon Records, a haven for Southern rock, musically spaced out by signing the wholly underrated and superbly mighty Captain Beyond … Read more
The Cash Box Kings
It is only fitting that one of the best blues bands in the country is now on the premier blues label. And, according to co-leader … Read more
