Robert Kidney
Growing up in Northeast Ohio, Robert Kidney performed in schools and churches. While watching a friend strum guitar, Kidney realized he yearned to do the same. “The sound came across … Read more
Reviews
Rory Block
Rory Block is back with the sixth album in her highly acclaimed “Mentor Series.” I recall speaking to her about recording the album last spring, and she became so animated … Read more
New Orleans Music in Exile
Noted blues and jazz film maker, Robert Mugge, and fellow producer, Diana Zelman, examine the effects of Katrina on the soul of New Orleans – its musicians that are vital … Read more
Mike Zito
This album reminds me of the teenager who got the car keys for the first time and went out on a joyride. He was driving so fast, careening around curves … Read more
Churchwood
The term ‘avant-garde blues band’ is an intriguing one, because it doesn’t immediately bring very many names to mind. In their own experimental style, Churchwood has carved out a rather … Read more
Keith Jarrett
Gifted with an immediate and boundless melodic understanding, Jarrett’s live, improvised solo excursions from any period of his long career are legendary, and never fail to reward listeners with a … Read more
Lou Reed
Sweet Lou. Street poet. Rocker. Rebel. Visionary. Provocateur. Exile. Army reject. Back alley mystic. Pusher of envelopes, musical and otherwise. Cultural icon. Lou Reed – The RCA & Arista Album … Read more
HalloWolfbat featuring GWAR
Photos by Laura June Kirsch, courtesy of House of Vans I prefer my frights on the campier side, so I was in heaven at House of Vans’ heavy metal Halloween … Read more
Iggy Pop Talks “Total Chaos”
Photos by Ebet Roberts Iggy Pop’s leather jacket and biker boot clad, fuck-the-world nonchalance belies the obsessive, meticulous genius that bolstered the punk rocker to international acclaim as one of … Read more
Greensky Bluegrass
Formed in 2000, the five-piece, Michigan-based Greensky Bluegrass ranks among the best of that elite breed of nu-grass outfits that are helping to redefine bluegrass for a new generation of … Read more
