Martin Sexton more than made up for a somewhat lackluster Saturday night at the Americana Music Association’s Annual conference. Mightily armed with a guitar and his spectacular vocals, Sexton delivered … Read more
Photos by Ehud Lazin AC/DC’s “Rock Or Bust” Tour finally made it to Madison Square Garden after a bumpy year for the band. The gig was originally scheduled for early … Read more
Photos by Arnie Goodman Certainly among the most seasoned professionals at Americana Fest–or anywhere else for that matter–Bobby Rush could give youngsters very important lessons in crafting a show. Rush’s … Read more
Photos by Lou Montesano The Marcus King Band is a six-headed musical monster led by Mr. Marcus King, a young guitarist and singer-songwriter from Greenville, South Carolina. King also happens … Read more
On a grassy field tucked between San Diego’s Seaport Village and Convention Center, hundreds of blues fans lined up beneath a cloudless sky, listening to the music of Big Jon … Read more
I was the first and loudest to scoff at the enterprise of adult summer camps—no doubt a commercial ploy, meant to lure Millennials into living up to our least savory … Read more
Photos by Arnie Goodman A follow up to last year’s smash success, Hudson River Park pulled out all the stops for their 17th annual Blues BBQ Festival. At its new location at … Read more
Photos by Lou Montesano Before Peter Wolf became the J. Geils Band’s jive-talking front man, he was a jive-talking radio disc jockey in Boston. In 1968, a year after hooking … Read more
Photos by James St. Laurent 2016 marked the 8th annual Trois-Rivières en Blues Festival, picturesquely nestled in the Province of Quebec, slightly over an hour south of Quebec City. The popular blues … Read more
Photos by Matt Stasi Earlier this month, Zakk Wylde took the stage at the historic Fonda Theatre in downtown Los Angeles with opening acts OTHERWISE and Jared James Nichols. The singer, who … Read more
