Peter Tork, the smart, funny, multi-media one-man “Tork de force” proved yet again that he is no dummy. Insightful anecdotes, enlightening film clips, and delightful songs were cleverly collaged to … Read more
“We wait all year for these two days. They’re better than Christmas. And then it just goes by so fast” echoed a veteran Briggs Farm goer. Yes, the camping line … Read more
Paul McCartney, Nine Inch Nails and Red Hot Chili Peppers… And those were just the headliners at the 6th installment of San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival. Over 80 acts graced … Read more
I always look forward to Rhythm & Roots because the multiple headliners turn up reliable and relaxed, and the well-chosen discovery acts arrive anxious to please and thrilled at the … Read more
In 1965, young filmmaker Peter Whitehead, along with music entrepreneur and then-manager Andrew Loog Oldham, set out to chronicle the Rolling Stones on tour. Handheld, black-and-white cinematography (later made fashionable … Read more
Recorded live at a chic club in Paris, this tour de force of four world-class players takes off with “Bonsoir Boogie!” and rips through 14 mostly original tracks of the … Read more
Now that Amanda Shires has relocated to Nashville and married fellow singer/songwriter Jason Isbell, has her music changed? Thankfully, it’s every bit as good as it always was. Perhaps it’s … Read more
Gary Burton, the pioneer of the four-mallet vibraphone technique, again exhibits his unfaltering vision of what playing that instrument should be in his newest release, Guided Tour. Joined by 25-year-old … Read more
From the Bo Diddley-inspired duet with Todd Snider, “Love in the Wind,” to the rocking “I Don’t Want Nobody,” to the relaxed comfort of Hoagy Carmichael’s “The Nearness of You,” … Read more
They’re irresistible by their name alone, which refers to a wild river swamp in southeast Louisiana. However, it’s the songs on Cane Sugar, the fourth album by the New Orleans-based … Read more
