1973 was anything but dull, as a maelstrom of socio-political activism, sexual liberation, corruption, scandal and hedonistic excess made it seem as if civilization was either on the brink of … Read more
We’re capping off an exceptionally strong month of blues releases with one of best titled albums, Ice Cream in Hell, another proven winner from venerable guitar slinger and vocalist Tinsley … Read more
Photos by Ana Gibert Off and running in pursuit of both known talent and performers we haven’t yet visited, we started with John Wort Hannam, based on the one song … Read more
Photos by Ana Gibert Day 2 performances ramped up a bit as everybody settled in to the FAI bluegrass-fast pace of the festival. The biggest challenge at FAI is … Read more
True Voices is an honest homage to those iconoclastic artists who have passed away, performed by artists who truly felt the impact of their songwriting. In some cases, the performers … Read more
Photos by Ana Gibert Day 1 at Folk Alliance began like every other day since Folk Alliance began: the warmth of old friends and the frisson of new discoveries. We … Read more
Neal Francis. Who? You’ve probably not heard of him—yet. In a world filled with young “artists” who sound like they have emphysema, along comes a young man with a deep … Read more
The man and his music in rare photos and recordings This six-CD box set could just as easily be called a book set, for the 272 page coffee table book … Read more
Jethro Tull often gets lumped in with Prog Rockers somewhere between King Crimson and Renaissance, but Tull, at its best, had some hard-driving guitar that set it apart from many … Read more
Harmonicist’s Mark Hummel’s Wayback Machine, true to the title, is an album that could have just as easily come out in the early ‘60s as now. Hummel actually patterned the … Read more
