London Jazz Festival
One of the most important and well-established jazz-based events in Europe, the annual London Jazz Festival, now in its twenty-fourth year, is worked across a variety of sites, including many … Read more
Live Show Reviews
HalloWolfbat featuring GWAR
Photos by Laura June Kirsch, courtesy of House of Vans I prefer my frights on the campier side, so I was in heaven at House of Vans’ heavy metal Halloween … Read more
Iggy Pop Talks “Total Chaos”
Photos by Ebet Roberts Iggy Pop’s leather jacket and biker boot clad, fuck-the-world nonchalance belies the obsessive, meticulous genius that bolstered the punk rocker to international acclaim as one of … Read more
The Kennedys
I arrived at The Kennedys show, at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA last week, in the foulest of moods. I had a crappy day at work, the election news was … Read more
Blues At Sea
Chicago bluesman, Lil’ Ed Williams, might be packing them in for his usual, bouncing, boisterous sets in the Caribbean right now, as part of the Legendary Blues Cruise, but only … Read more
Reckless Kelly
Photos by Ehud Lazar The band may be Reckless, but the music is just flat-out exuberant. The band is on the road in support of their latest release, Sunset … Read more
A Great Night in Harlem Gala
Photos by Ebet Roberts The Jazz Foundation’s annual gala at New York City’s storied Apollo Theatre has 14 years of excellence to live up to, and, once again, the Foundation … Read more
Dar Williams
Photos by Ehud Lazin In 1996, influential American singer/songwriter Dar Williams released her record, Mortal City, full of folk rhythms and honest storytelling. Now, two decades later, Williams is celebrating … Read more
Shovels & Rope
Photos by Ehud Lazin In 2013, Shovels & Rope, won the Emerging Artist of the Year award at the Americana Music Association. Three years later, and the Charleston, South Carolina … Read more
Patty Griffin
Photos by Ehud Lazin Grammy winning singer/songwriter Patty Griffin released her tenth album, Servant Of Love, just over a year ago, and she’s continuing to delight sold-out crowds across the country … Read more
