Vashti Bunyan – Heartleap (Dicristina Stair Builders)
The release of a new original album by Vashti Bunyan is as rare as it is exciting, especially considering that her last was released nearly a decade ago and that … Read more
Reviews
Ani DiFranco – Allergic To Water (Righteous Babe)
Maybe it’s me who can’t shake the seismic impact of Ani DiFranco opening for Dylan in the swamps of Jersey, blasting through the night during the ’97 Living In Clip … Read more
Jeff and Jessie Bridges / City Winery / New York, NY
Singer/songwriter Jessie Bridges was recently joined on New York’s City Winery stage by her father, musician/actor Jeff Bridges, who gave her her first guitar at age 13, and exposed her … Read more
Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez / Fairfield Theatre / Fairfield, CT
Beehive Queen (and sometime Elmore scribe) Christine Ohlman recently rocked Fairfield, CT along with her band, Rebel Montez. Ohlman’s unique brand of rocking soul—and her trademark beehive hairdo—were in full effect … Read more
Something from Nothing: An All-Star Tribute to the Music of Billy Preston…
An organ in the house where Canadian keyboard wizard Glenn Patscha grew up launched both his career and his fascination with the masters of the instrument. To celebrate the music … Read more
Lucinda Williams – Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (Highway 20/Thirty…
Doing away with the perfectionist label with which she was tagged in the ’90s, Lucinda Williams’ new double-disc set unfolds organically. Nonetheless, these are polished songs featuring a confident Williams … Read more
Jamie Cullum / The Blue Note / New York, NY / September…
Well-known in Europe and his native England, Jamie Cullum hasn’t gotten his props here in the US yet, but he will. Cullum over-packed two shows at the venerable Blue Note … Read more
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters / Brooklyn Academy of Music…
Text and photos by Arnold Goodman Seeing Robert Plant and his latest great band, the Sensational Space Shifters, was a tremendous experience. Plant is now touring in support of his … Read more
The Replacements / Forest Hills Tennis Stadium / Queens, NY / September…
“How the hell do you know this band?” is how I was greeted when I reached my seats for the Replacements show at Forest Hills Stadium. It’s a fair question, … Read more
Trigger Hippy – Trigger Hippy (Rounder Records)
Having fronted The Dead for a time, Joan Osborne is no stranger to supergroups. In Trigger Hippy, the soulful singer has joined forces with founder/drummer Steve Gorman, producer/guitarist Tom Bukovac, … Read more
