Elephant Revival
Among the many promising bands at the heart of the American roots music scene, there can be no question that Elephant Revival deserves to be at the very top of … Read more
Reviews
Eilen Jewell
It’s one of those the-world-just-ain’t-freakin’-fair questions: How does the mainstream continue to avoid Jewell’s inestimable talents? With a voice that soars and croons where few chance to sail, keen, detailed … Read more
James Cotton
If you search the internet for ‘best blues harmonica players,’ you will always find James Cotton’s name near the top of the list. James is celebrated both for the power … Read more
Swing A Song Of Sinatra at the 92Y Jazz in July Festival
Kurt Elling wrapped the audience around his finger from the moment he stepped out on stage– right after a smooth introduction by Bill Charlap, the pianist and artistic director of … Read more
Watkins Family Hour
There’s nothing like a family reunion to rekindle the binding ties of hearth and home and bring the kinfolk closer. That’s the sense one gets in listening to the easy, … Read more
Larry Coryell and The Eleventh House
Larry Coryell reunited with members of the Eleventh House, his old band, at the Blue Note for the first of a series of shows on July 14th. The membership of … Read more
Fly Golden Eagle
There wasn’t merely the usual dozen or so people in the crowd at Brooklyn Bowl as the opening band took the stage. That’s because that opening band was Fly … Read more
Carl Hall
Soul man—no, not a blues brother, but a brother with blues—singer/songwriter Carl Hall brings a strenuous inflection of soul to the tracks on You Don’t Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic … Read more
Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen
Drozdowski’s Scissormen cut through the bullshit. They shred it really, with a contemporary cosmic blues drenched in reverb and the dark bayou demons that inhabit each day. Like the Mississippi, … Read more
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
Signing on with Roomful Of Blues in 1979, guitarist Ronnie Earl went on to slip a fine steely edge between the jump and the swing of America’s premier big band … Read more
