Reviews

Continental Drifters, Omnivore Recordings

Continental Drifters

Back in the 1990s, for the longest time, the only way to hear this wonderful band was to see them live. For many years, those in the know were calling … Read more

James Taylor, Before This World

James Taylor

Five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor‘s Before This World represents the legendary singer/songwriter’s first album of new songs since 2002’s platinum-selling October Road. With the help of a couple of friends (Yo-Yo … Read more

The Lucky Losers

Two veteran California blues artists have teamed up to bring back the blues duet. Their appeal is so packed with honest emotion that you can practically see them. Phil Berkowitz … Read more

Vickie Vaughn Band

Short and to the point, this six-song EP includes four tunes by band members, one contemporary song by old-time-music rising-star Cahalen Morrison, and the classic “Workin’ on a Building,” by … Read more

Miles Davis

Thanks to the miracle of archiving, “The Man With The Horn” is alive again, a metamorphosis before our very ears in the kind of setting that did him the most … Read more

Sly & The Family Stone

By 1968, the date of Live At The Fillmore East, Sly & The Family Stone’s unique blend of rock, soul, funk and race-derived lyrical commentary truly was different strokes for … Read more

Victor Wooten

Photos by Arnold Goodman   When Victor Wooten is the headliner, it is difficult to determine if the audience or he and his fellow musicians are having a better time. … Read more

Ashley Monroe

It was the cowboy hat that gave it away. As I scanned the crowd at the Greene Space in the West Village, fringe and denim and sparkles and white cowboy … Read more

Samantha Fish

One of the most rewarding parts of being a music fan is watching a favorite artist grow as a performer and take on new musical challenges.  Wild Heart, the latest … Read more

Warren Haynes featuring Railroad Earth

Grazed steel, polished wood resonating charismatically, and Ashes & Dust as the album is called, completely suffuse the music Warren Haynes made with Railroad Earth. The Gov’t Mule leader’s sixth … Read more