Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival
Photos by Arnie Goodman The Fourth Annual Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival has quickly become one of my favorite festivals, and I have attended festivals all over the world. … Read more
Reviews
SUSTO
2017 is a huge year for Charleston hometown heroes SUSTO, an alt-country band shepherded by Justin Osborne, formerly of Sequoyah Prep School. Expanding in atmospheric sonic texture and popularity, SUSTO … Read more
SUSTO
A sold out show in their hometown is just one highlight of SUSTO’s burgeoning music career. The Southern folk meets gospel rock five-piece started out with gigs around South … Read more
Bonnie Raitt
There are few legacy acts that hold up as well in vivacity of performance and care in musical persona as Bonnie Raitt, veritable patron saint of roots rock and preservation. … Read more
Marie Trout – The Blues: Why It Still Hurts So Good
You might recognize her name. Marie Trout, PhD, is the wife of blues rock guitarist Walter Trout, who missed death by getting a liver transplant just in time. He has … Read more
Martin Torgoff — Bop Apocalypse: Jazz, Race, The Beats & Drugs
We’ve all known, even the hard core non-vipers among us, that America’s seven-decade war on drugs, especially everyone’s favorite innocuous little weed—marijuana—is, when stated simply, honestly—bullshit. The draconian Marihuana Tax … Read more
Atlantic Union
There’s an essential purity to Celtic music that remains undiminished by commercial concerns and the intrusion of modern trappings. Based in Newfoundland Canada, the trio known as Atlantic Union cull … Read more
Santana
This has long been my favorite Santana album. Unfortunately, many people are not familiar with it, so this reissue is most welcome. Lotus was originally issued as 3 LPs … Read more
Soul Scratch
A San Francisco band with a mission, Soul Scratch calls on the healing power of R&B and soul to unite people in joy and love. Does this sound more like … Read more
Don McLean — Starry Starry Night: Live in Austin
An unscientific poll suggests that most people only associate Don McLean with his mega-hit “American Pie,” but anyone who has heard “Vincent (Starry Starry Night)” will know that he is … Read more
