Reviews

Bill Frisell

Very few musicians are as adept at re-imagining and reinventing the familiar as Bill Frisell has been throughout his expansive solo catalog that exceeds 40 albums, not to mention his … Read more

JD and the Straight Shot

Among his many interests, James Dolan has a pet project, the Straight Shot, and that band just debuted their new Ballyhoo! album crowded onto a small stage in an oak- and … Read more

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Tedeschi Trucks Band

Everybody’s talking about Tedeschi Trucks Band. When Derek Trucks was a teenager two decades ago, guitar heads were falling all over themselves raving that he was among the greatest ever. … Read more

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Buddy Miller & Friends

If Buddy Miller ran for election, he could become Mayor of Nashville, as he has become a magnet for projects involving multiple artists. Buddy built his unassailable reputation first as … Read more

GospelbeacH

Breaking away from his efforts as a sideman with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and his ongoing efforts as part of Ryan Adams’ backing band, the Cardinals, Neal Casal can now … Read more

Circles Around The Sun

It’s fair to say Neal Casal is something of a multi-tasker, especially given a prodigious career that’s taken him from Rickey Medlocke’s band Blackfoot early on, to steadfast service as … Read more

Tomás Doncker

Having sprung from New York’s No Wave movement that swept downtown in the ’70s and ’80s, Tomás Doncker cut his teeth as a guitarist with genre-bending acts such as Defunkt … Read more

Vance Joy

All Photos By Laura Sedor  Vance Joy is handsome, talented, popular… a lethal combination. Winning the Best Male Artist at the 2015 Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards cemented his superstar … Read more

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius’ story is one of the more tragic tales in recent memory, beginning with a career that seemed to have unlimited possibilities but was cut short due to his … Read more

Steve Earle

Photos By Ebet Roberts    An LA punk-rock star might not be the obvious choice to open for outlaw-Americana troubadour Steve Earle, but Earle’s decisions rarely fit into the “obvious” … Read more