Marley’s Ghost
Time always seems to stand still when Marley’s Ghost comes to visit. Resisting modernity with an almost Amish sensibility, these West Coast traditionalists stubbornly cling to the past in a … Read more
Reviews
Girls on Grass
Beauty is in the eye, or rather the ear, of the beholder with Girls On Grass. Hardly the belle of the ball, there’s nothing fancy or precious about the solid, … Read more
Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer
It’s a classic dream: retreating from the world into near-total isolation to put everything into your next creation. Probably few of us could actually handle it for months at a … Read more
Colonial Blue
Any album that’s entitled Dear Misery does not bode well for any kind of uplifting experience, but Colonial Blue’s debut album is less about angst and more about expression. Given … Read more
Alan Jackson
In his newly released DVD, Keepin’ It Country: Live at Red Rocks, Alan Jackson spins tales and sings hit songs he or others have written that topped the country music … Read more
Alessandro Fadini
A lone, edgy sax intros the title track, an equally jumpy, (kudos to the fluid pump and bump of bassist Jakob Dreyer) though tightly wound backstreet riff that unfolds like … Read more
Andy Partridge
I can’t vouch for Andy Partridge as a person because he seems certainly cool enough and doesn’t hog the headlines with either genius or scandal, but he is one of … Read more
John Hammond
Photos by Lou Montesano Being a John Hammond fan is like being into vintage cars. Lots of newer models have come along, but there’s something about a classic that’s impossible … Read more
Glenn Hughes
Photos by Arnie Goodman That voice. “The Voice of Rock” is the moniker he has been given, and appropriately so. After forty years of rock and roll, he’s finally embarked … Read more
Lou Reed’s Love Songs
Photos by Ebet Roberts Capping off a daylong tribute, Lou Reed’s Love Songs brought an eclectic cast of performers to Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park to pay tribute to an iconic … Read more
