Reviews

Art Garfunkel at Town Hall, New York City

Looking for all the world like a college anthropology professor, Art Garfunkel took the stage wearing a tieless tuxedo to telegraph the tone of the show: Serious artist, easygoing attitude. … Read more

Peter Frampton and Steve Miller Band

Photos by Debra L. Rothenberg ’80s rocker Peter Frampton opened for the Steve Miller Band at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday June 27. Dressed in a black “Freedom” T-shirt and … Read more

Vanessa Collier

Vanessa Collier is fearless. She’s been on the rise ever since graduating from the esteemed Berklee College of Music in 2013. Building a reputation as one of the most charismatic … Read more

Jim Pharis

No matter what the odometer says, High Mileage runs like a dream. As humble and unpretentious as the old truck on its cover, the quiet, dependable set of acoustic blues … Read more

Theotis Taylor

The nonprofit Music Maker Relief Foundation has done a masterful job in helping us rediscover long lost blues and gospel artists. Case in point is living legend gospel singer and … Read more

Marcel Smith

The eclectic nonprofit record label Little Village Foundation, which exists to shine a light on underground artists in and near California, has found its voice. From a young age, Marcel … Read more

Jonathan McEuen

Journeyman Jonathon (not in that band) McEuen has played and recorded long enough (well over a quarter century) with such a wide variety of legendary musicians that anything written or … Read more

Paul Rodgers

Everyone knows “All Right Now.” Released in 1970, the song has received more than 3,000,000 airplays in the United States alone, but how many other Free songs can you name? … Read more

The Record Company

I became an enthusiastic fan of the Record Company based on their live performances; their first CD, 2016’s Give It Back To You, confirmed my expectation that this band was on … Read more

Liz Frame and The Kickers

Sometimes kicking off an album with the title track can be risky. A sharp salesperson usually likes to hold back on their “snake in the bag” to seal the deal … Read more