Premier Blues Label Turns 20
While you cannot always judge a book by its cover, this disc jacket offers plenty of insight into the Ruf Records brand—youth, an equal split between guys and gals, and, … Read more
Reviews
The Stray Birds – Best Medicine
The Stray Birds, a group from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area, are all classical trained musicians who are known for the instrumental prowess, songwriting, and beautiful three part harmonies. Maya de Vitry … Read more
Trigger Hippy
Photos by Jim Belmont With vocalist Joan Osborne, Black Crowes guitarist Jacke Greene, Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, and top-rate session pros in guitarist Tom Bukovac and bassist … Read more
John Fullbright and Patty Griffin
Even though it was the end of the tour, opener John Fullbright’s voice was in good shape on his six or eight songs. In addition to guitar and harmonica, … Read more
Kyle Hollingsworth – Speed Of Life
Kyle Hollingsworth, the man behind all sounds keyboard-related with jam giants The String Cheese Incident, has a third solo project, Speed of Life; a refreshingly eclectic, modern mix of throwback … Read more
The 34th Annual John Lennon Tribute
For the last 34 years, the New York-based performing arts collective, Theatre Within, has hosted the Annual John Lennon Tribute. Over the years, with help from artists like Jackson Browne, … Read more
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, & Stephen Stills – Super Session
An early summit of superstar proportions — this preceding the super group status of both CSN and Blind Faith — Super Session was less a long term prospect than a … Read more
Billy Joe Shaver
Over wine, Prosecco and a delicious meal, five music professionals laughed and clapped through a stellar performance … Read more
Kasim Sulton – Three
Three — so named because it’s, well, his third album as a solo artist — shines a well-deserved spotlight on Kasim Sulton, the ever-reliable sideman, operating here in an unabashedly pop … Read more
Pete Seeger – Sing Out America!: The Best Of Pete Seeger
Dynamic Nostalgia?! That’s the label that this is released on? Man, I hope not. I devoutly hope Pete Seeger’s life mission never becomes nostalgia. If it does, we’re screwed. Screwed … Read more
