Reviews

NRBQ

As a young musician growing up in Western Massachusetts during the ’70s, I idolized the music of NRBQ. At that time, Terry Adams, Joey Spampinato, Tom Staley, followed by Tom … Read more

Renaissance

It looks like it should tick each box on the checklist of classic progressive-rock clichés: a double live album, recorded with a symphony orchestra and choir, full of extensive complex … Read more

Jim Hoke

A casual read of the liner notes could lead one to believe that all Jim Hoke had to do to see this project through was dream. That’s because all of … Read more

Charlie Wooton Project

Charlie Wooton’s name compels me to begin with a personal anecdote. Attending my niece’s beach wedding in San Jose’ del Cabo, Mexico that past January, I was approached after dinner … Read more

Coco Montoya

Coco Montoya, originally a drummer for his mentor Albert Collins and later Collins’ rhythm guitarist, subsequently spent a decade as guitarist for John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, still continues to … Read more

Jason Hawk Harris

Hopefully, the worst is behind Jason Hawk Harris. Picking up the pieces after wrestling with addiction and coming to grips with terrible misfortune – from his dad’s financial ruin, to … Read more

The Natixis Newport Jazz Festival 2019

Photos by Mary P. Hynes Never having attended a Newport Jazz Festival, the lineup and allure in its 65th year brought considerable excitement and anticipation. While queuing up for “the … Read more

Arlo Guthrie

In many ways, many of us grew up with Arlo Guthrie always around. Son of the legendary folk-civil libertarian musician, Woody Guthrie, Arlo never quite went for that familial mantle, … Read more

by Mike Greenblatt’s Woodstock

  It’s been said (by someone who performed at Woodstock), and often repeated (by those who didn’t), that “If you remember The Sixties you weren’t really there.” Well, Mike Greenblatt … Read more