Few things ring true quality such as the Smithsonian Folkways sun tattooed across the spine of a record. The nonprofit label has made a modern tradition of charting the folk … Read more
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is not like the rest of the country. The local Chinese restaurant opens at noon and closes at 6AM, for example. Union Pool, an old pool supply warehouse … Read more
Does anybody really know what time it is? It’s time for Chicago’s vigorous return to the pantheon of music royalty. In the world of rock, Chicago was always the big … Read more
Career trajectories can take some interesting turns. Janiva Magness rose from relative obscurity to winning four Blues Awards and three highly acclaimed albums during her six year period with Alligator … Read more
He’s baaack, and badder than ever. Delbert McClinton was forced to postpone his April show at B.B. King’s (and his show at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest, where he was scheduled … Read more
Every year, bluegrass cognoscenti descend on the Catskills for four days of some of the greatest string music on the East Coast. Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival has a long … Read more
It’s hard to believe that not only has it been four years since the release of Mojo, Tom Petty’s last studio album with the Heartbreakers, but also an astounding eight … Read more
For a debut blues album, Shawn Amos sets not only the studio on fire, but he also instigates an inferno in the whole damn building with an electrifying performance. To … Read more
J.J. Cale died about a year ago, but his music will absolutely live on forever. Cale’s incredibly unique, complex mix of blues, country, folk, rock ‘n’ roll, and jazz always … Read more
“This is the first show we’ve played in two years,” warned Norman Blake as Teenage Fanclub kicked off their performance in front of an excited New York crowd. Quite honestly, … Read more
