The Temprees
You might not think they make music like this anymore, but the Temprees are doing now what we remember from the Dramatics, the Spinners and even this same trio’s original … Read more
Reviews
Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar
Photos by Mark J. Smith If you’re a guitar music fan, you would love this concert; if you’re a slide guitar fan in particular, this concert would knock your socks … Read more
Peter Case
Peter Case is originally from Buffalo, NY, but currently resides in one of the foggier corners of San Francisco, where he moved in the early ‘70s to pursue a … Read more
Anna Ash
Anna Ash blends ethereal vocals, folk leanings and soft jazz with singer/songwriter lyrics and emotional vocal inflections into the honey sweet concoction that is Floodlights. Channeling the likes of Norah … Read more
Otis Redding
I’m not a great fan of many ‘F’ words save for the ubiquitous, essential four-letter variant, but this sixty-four track, six-disc release is simply stunning, fantastic, fabulous fun, fun, fun. … Read more
Blood Orange
A couple of Saturdays ago, overpriced well whiskey in hand, I found myself inching closer to the railing of the third floor balcony of Terminal 5, and happened to … Read more
Mississippi Heat
It’s hard to believe that Pierre Lacoque, harmonica player for Mississippi Heat, has been a bandleader for traditional Chicago blues for 25 years already. With an evolving cast of members … Read more
Last of the Mississippi Jukes
The timing for this release couldn’t be better; in this bitter, ugly, acrimonious election season, it shows us how we can really get along so much better. It’s a detailed … Read more
Miles Davis Quintet
With its false starts, rehearsal reels and studio chatter, this latest installment of the revelatory Miles Bootleg Series may not be as exciting to listen to as its four hot-shit … Read more
Pretenders
Retitle this release How Chrissie Got Her [Musical] Moxie Back. Even though “Alone Song” is the first track on this latest tour de force under the Pretenders banner, it is the … Read more
