Reviews

The Blind Boys of Alabama

In a secular-oriented 21st century, the Blind Boys of Alabama remained loyal to their old-fashioned gospel roots. They updated their sound in their 2005 album, Atom Bomb, to include elements … Read more

The Blind Boys of Alabama

The Blind Boys of Alabama found each other attending elementary school for the blind in 1939. The original founding members, four of whom are now deceased, include Clarence Fountain, Jimmy … Read more

The Walcotts

When The Walcotts formed in 2012, they probably didn’t know the effect their warm, big-band, genre-bending talents would have… or maybe they did. On their debut record, Let The Devil … Read more

An Evening For Jack Bruce

Photos by Arnie Goodman “We both loved Monk,” said Pete Brown, in a rare moment of quiet at the beginning of the soundcheck. “One of the things we learned from Monk … Read more

Ronnie Baker Brooks

Ronnie Baker Brooks must have felt he needed to make up for lots of time in his first album in ten years, departing from blues-rock to make a blues/soul/R&B album. … Read more

Curtis Stigers

There are any number of modern day crooners attempting to relive the golden age when the Rat Pack ruled the Vegas Strip and held court at the Sands Hotel. Most … Read more

Patrick Moraz at the Iridium

Photos by Arnie Goodman The phrase “mad genius’ comes to mind after only a few minutes with Patrick Moraz. The classically-trained veteran of Yes and the Moody Blues seems to … Read more

The Show Ponies

The songs on the Show Ponies’ latest release, How It All Goes Down, put this band one step closer to being the next big thing. The Los Angeles based five-piece … Read more

Jeff Richman

Guitarist Jeff Richman has been pushing the boundaries of the fusion world for over thirty-five years and has released seventeen albums to date. Richman’s latest album, Sizzle, joins together longtime … Read more