Reviews

Roland White & Friends

Big changes were in store in 1954, when the very musical, French-Canadian Eric LeBlanc Sr. family moved from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, settling in Burbank, California and changing … Read more

Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield

Roy Schneider is finally ready to talk about Straight Inc. Housed for a year in one of the controversial drug rehabilitation centers—places accused of horrible abuses, until they closed in … Read more

Elle King

In 2015, singer-songwriter Elle King’s hard-rocking first single, “Ex’s & Ohs,” played in every store and restaurant. King’s second CD busts loose with that familiar, danceable mix of rocking country, funk, … Read more

Passenger at Brooklyn Steel

Photos by Debra Rothenberg Some people hear the name “Passenger” and expect a band, and at one time it was. Michael David “Mike” Rosenberg, the former lead singer and major … Read more

Cary Morin

Montana-raised, northern Colorado-based Cary Morin is a Native American who has built a reputation as one of the best acoustic pickers in roots music. He combines soulful vocals with insightful … Read more

Chris Youlden & The Slammers

Let’s start out with this: I consider Chris Youlden to be the finest blues singer to come out of the UK. I had the opportunity to work and see Chris … Read more

Carter Sampson

Oklahoma may not yet generate the buzz of musical centers such as Nashville and Austin, but its star has risen over recent years with the contributions of John Moreland, John … Read more

Jamie Lin Wilson

Jamie Lin Wilson has released her second album, the follow-up to 2015’s Holidays and Wedding Rings. At that time she was pregnant with her third child. This one brings a … Read more

Handsome Jack

Birth records and other proof of residence may say otherwise, but from the sound of Everything’s Gonna Be Alright, Handsome Jack could claim a Southern heritage. Hailing from Lockport, New … Read more