Noam Pikelny and Stuart Duncan / Rockwood Music Hall / New York,…
Hot on the heels of becoming the International Bluegrass Music Awards’ Banjo Player of the Year, … Read more
Reviews
The Milk Carton Kids with Sarah Jarosz / The Egg / Albany,…
I’m a big fan of the Milk Carton Kids, two young singer/songwriter/guitarists who punctuate their performances with … Read more
Whiskey Shivers – Whiskey Shivers (Clean Bill)
We caught up with the peripatetic and ebullient Whiskey Shivers just before their album release party in New York’s Lower East Side and got a good jolt of why I … Read more
CMJ Climax Showcase / The Cutting Room / New York, NY /…
Sometimes long evenings are just that—long—but every once in a while it’s well worth the wait, and we got one of those bonus nights at the CMJ Climax Showcase at … Read more
Ben Miller Band – Any Way, Shape Or Form (New West Records)
Few albums have been more aptly named. North Mississippi Hill Country blues, Appalachian mountain music, bluegrass, or pure country come uniquely together in The Ben Miller Band’s trademark “Ozark stomp”. … Read more
Markus James – Head For The Hills (Firenze Records)
What hills should we head for? These would be the hills in North Mississippi’s hill country which is where all but one of Markus James’ drummers–Marlon Green being the exception–come from. It’s … Read more
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass / Golden Gate Park / San Francisco, CA
All photos by Kyra Kverno Hardly Strictly Bluegrass kicked off on a scorching Friday night in Golden Gate Park with the thick smell of dust, eucalyptus, food vendors and, … Read more
The Fab Faux / Beacon Theatre / New York, NY / October…
In one of music’s hallowed venues, the Fab Faux threw a Beatle fest that thrilled, delighted and … Read more
Grace Weber – The Refinery (Grace Weber Music)
Every artist’s path is different, but everyone’s path is made up of people. Some artists seek their niche for decades before settling in to their musical home. As a teen, … Read more
Murali Coryell – Restless Mind (Shake It Sugar)
His father, Larry’s, career as an iconic fusion jazz guitarist gave Murali Coryell such expansive exposure, from Jimi to Miles and many more, that it had to be challenging to … Read more
