After the opening act by award-winning blues singer Curtis Salgado warmed up the audience with his soulful, classic take on the blues, Kenny Wayne Shepherd played to a packed house. … Read more
The weather was perfect on the first day of the 2014 Clearwater Festival as acts ranging from Buckwheat Zydeco to Richard Thompson were scheduled to play on a half-dozen stages … Read more
For those music aficionados who spent their formative years in the 1960’s, the radio airwaves were filled with the sounds of psychedelic pop tunes that seemed magical, as well as … Read more
Trampled By Turtles have wasted no time in following up last November’s big breakthrough Live At First Avenue with their seventh studio album Wild Animals; all the better to consolidate … Read more
On Saturday, it was smooth sailing for the annual 4Knots Music Festival, attracting hundreds to South Street Seaport. What else do you expect when Village Voice and Big Picture Media join … Read more
Looking like she’s ready for a prom despite her 35 years, Hiromi, the gifted classical and jazz pianist who has honed her talent in Japan and the US, projected humility … Read more
At its core, Terms of My Surrender is a John Hiatt blues record that will inevitably be compared to 2000’s Crossing Muddy Waters. The new album is acoustic and electric, … Read more
Just when you think you’ve seen a kick-ass performance, a performer comes along and blows that idea out of the water, like someone fishing with dynamite. Jamie Cullum was the … Read more
Backed by a drummer, guitarist and a huge array of tarp-draped instruments destined for Massive Attack’s performance, Banks came out to sing an adequate but mostly insipid set. A relentless, … Read more
When I walked in, late, to Booker T. Jones’ set, Vernon “Ice” Black and Booker T. were trading guitar licks on Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe,” and I can’t recall a … Read more
