Chip Taylor – The Living Room (New York, NY)
Taking lyrical cues from “Get Me Back Even Again” off his wonderful new album Block Out The Sirens Of This Lonely World, Chip began this intimate, outstanding, ebullient performance with … Read more
Reviews
Caroline Cotter – Ruth and Harry & Other Stories (Self-released)
Caroline Cotter is a child of GOD, a highly-confident and free full-luminous lady of the moon, and woman of the world whose blinding beauty (in the eye of this beholder!) is … Read more
The Michael Feinstein Great American Song Initiative – DR2 Theater (New York,…
It all started at a dinner table of 10 notable music, journalism, and philanthropy experts whom have never met before but have one thing in common – keeping American music … Read more
Gary U.S. Bonds – B.B. King’s (New York, NY)
Gary U.S. Bonds’ 74th birthday party at BB King’s was an especially remarkable happening, as it served to mark the official release of BY US BONDS: That’s My Story and brought out … Read more
Eric Taylor – Studio 10 (Blue Ruby Music)
This is another consistently strong effort from Taylor, the highly influential Texas songwriter who galvanized the Houston folk scene with Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, and Robert Earl Keen among others. … Read more
Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group – The Egg (Albany, NY)
The Egg is wonderful. Perched on a pedestal in Empire Plaza, Nelson Rockefeller’s monument to modern architecture, this unusual structure (it actually resembles a clam, but that’s a less appealing … Read more
Melissa Ferrick – The Truth Is (MPress Records)
The truth is that Melissa Ferrick has crafted a wondrous album that should bring her the wider recognition that her music deserves. Superbly recorded live in Boston, Ms. Ferrick brought … Read more
Cloud Cult – Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
Fans of rock band Cloud Cult filled the Bowery Ballroom hours before the show on April 11, marking their territory along the stage’s perimeter. The diverse blend of sounds the … Read more
Willie Nile – City Winery (New York, NY)
Independent radio station WFUV, long a proponent of the eclectic, broadcasts regularly from Fordham University, and recently DJ Dennis Elsas introduced the mighty Willie Nile at City Winery, a smooth … Read more
Alabama Shakes – The Capitol Theater (Port Chester, NY)
I was exhausted by the end of their set. The type of exhaustion brought upon by an extended screaming match with a lover, when a sweetheart lays everything on the … Read more
