Veteran blues-roots band the Nighthawks are at their best when they are grittiest. Their follow up to Last Train To Bluesville allows for several instances of hard hitting blues, for … Read more

On July 1, 2005, the era of the stand-and-sing vocalist ended when Luther Vandross passed away at age 54.  Without the compliment of sultry dancers and pyrotechnics, the late crooner … Read more

Ladin is an exuberant musician / songwriter / singer / dancer / educator / square dance-caller who began clogging at age 5 and playing banjo at 8. After a Brown … Read more

A lesson in serendipity: in 2009, Laura Cantrell is asked to participate in a program devoted to the Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells. She accepts the invitation and in … Read more

Bask in the summer and get Sunkissed with Bad Weather California. On their second album, the Denver rockers sail to the distant shores of early ’60s surf rock (the Ventures, … Read more

In Martin Sexton’s latest studio effort, a five-song EP, the outspoken and highly talented singer-songwriter follows up 2010’s Sugarcoating LP, and its politically-charged title cut, with a comfortable blend of … Read more

A singer’s songwriter and songwriter’s singer reminiscent of John Prine, Warren Zevon, and Rod McKuen, Chip Taylor’s frayed voice, sage style, and laid-back delivery are aged to perfection. This astounding … Read more

Recorded over four months in 2011, when the band was riding high on the tails of their Number One smash The King Is Dead, Voices features performances from legendary venues … Read more

There’s a clue in the title of Thieving Irons’ latest release as to just exactly what you’re in for. Dream states; or, the indescribable period between being awake and being asleep, that … Read more