Paul Kelly
Communing with Paul Kelly’s Nature is good for the soul. Shaking his fist at his own mortality, the venerable Australian singer-songwriter, whose celebrated 2017 LP Life is Fine was the … Read more
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Jim Dan Dee
The blues and rock saxophone is usually a lead instrument. It’s perfect for solos and for sweetening a chorus, only to recede into the background when the need has passed. … Read more
Long Island Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Westbury
Photos by Arnie Goodman Every other year, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame inducts a few of their own into a justly star-studded group. This year, frontmen, songwriters, bands, … Read more
Yum-Yum
Context matters, especially when reassessing the overlooked 1998 masterpiece Dan Loves Patti, a great flood of arresting, lovelorn chamber-pop and shoegazing indie-rock ecstasy. The story of how it seemed … Read more
Bob Margolin
When Bob Margolin delivers a new release the blues world sits up, reaches out and takes note. All entirely understandable, for Margolin is one of those true blues troubadours who … Read more
Popa Chubby
This is a glorious release from a music giant who never fails to deliver interesting, gripping and, at times, downright excellent albums. Here we have a look back, a retrospective … Read more
Eric Bibb
Smooth-singing, US bluesman Eric Bibb’s latest offering is a full 24-track double disc release. Already receiving plaudits and murmurings about it being his best release to date, it’s hard to … Read more
Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Last year Roy Orbison’s sons put out a A Love So Beautiful, a collection of Orbison vocal outtakes digitally paired with arrangements for the Royal Philharmonic, to (deservedly) tremendous success. … Read more
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler is one of those instantly identifiable modern music giants whose importance can seldom be understated. Since his days as frontman with Dire Straits, he has always delivered zinging, … Read more
Martin Barre
It’s near-impossible to talk about Martin Barre without mentioning Jethro Tull, so let’s get that part over with. That band will always be the key part of his musical legacy, … Read more
