The Stray Birds
Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA is a converted strip mall storefront. It has become one of the coolest music venues in Northern Virginia – intimate, laid back, all about the … Read more
Live Show Reviews
Rhythm & Roots Music & Dance Festival
Photos by James St. Laurent Another banner year at Rhythm & Roots, with the expected friendly crowds, the expected stellar headliners and the expected, unexpected delights. First the unexpected. … Read more
Dave and Phil Alvin and the Guilty Ones
From the strains of “My Favorite Things” to “When the Saints Going Marching In” to “Fly Me to the Moon to “Turn on Your Love Light,” we heard plenty of … Read more
Terrapin Family Band
Photos by Lou Montesano The Terrapin Family Band is an amorphous group of musicians sometimes led by Grateful Dead co-founder and bassist, Phil Lesh, and sometimes by the guitar and … Read more
Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone
Photos by Arnie Goodman Bill Kirchen made his annual appearance at Joe’s Pub, this year with Austin de Lone, his partner on their latest CD, Transatlanticana; the two men … Read more
Bonnie Raitt and Richard Thompson
Both of these good friends, Bonnie Raitt and Richard Thompson, have been performing for almost 50 years now, and their professionalism and immense talents were in peak form at the … Read more
Blues-en-Loire Music Festival
The Loire is France’s last true, wild, untamed river– a meandering, sprawling affair that mirrors its US counterpart, the Mississippi, by frequently flooding, bursting its banks, claiming lives and capturing … Read more
The Blind Boys of Alabama
“We hope we can sing something that’ll lift you up and make you feel good,” Jimmy Carter rasps to greet us. At 85, the group’s remaining active founder shows a … Read more
Al Di Meola
All Photos by Stanley Abraham Based on the performance at B.B. King’s, Al Di Meola’s precision and passion have not diminished over the years. Di Meola joined Chick Corea’s band, … Read more
The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary Celebration
Photos by Ebet Roberts Lincoln Center Out of Doors timetraveled back to 1976, when the Band had their farewell performance at the Winterland Ballroom. Grammy Winner Larry Campbell and other special … Read more
