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Instigated in 1969 by the now-fabled guitarist Duane Allman and instituted in the spirit of serious music-making within a Southern hippie brotherhood vibe, the six-piece interracial (one of the first … Read more
The ambient haze of Violent Mae’s sophomore album is, as expected, more polished than the duo’s self-titled 2013 debut. However, the surf rock vibes are unexpectedly prevalent, as in opening … Read more
If you needed any indication that JD McPherson is one of a kind, let’s remember the fact that when he made his first album (2012’s Signs & Signifiers), he told … Read more
So old Slowhand is now just that: an old slowhand. Recorded on and around Eric Clapton‘s birthday live at London’s Royal Albert Hall, a venue Clapton often considers a “home” … Read more
Big band and Texas swing come to mind as soon as track one, “Roll the Dice,” starts to play. It’s the perfect song to introduce listeners to the rest of … Read more
Photos by Arnie Goodman You don’t have to know the origin of the blues or have a clue about how it got its name to be an aficionado of … Read more
U.S. Elevator cite some formidable sources of inspiration on their self-titled debut: the Beatles, Neil Young, the Hollies and Gram Parsons among them. The similarities between U.S. Elevator and those … Read more
The Billboard Touring Conference gears itself to the professionals in the music industry, but one panel discussion became the ultimate fly-on-the-wall discussion as moderator Ray Waddell (Billboard) asked Truth or … Read more
Webb Wilder has described his music as “rock for roots fans and roots for rock fans.” It’s not just that that description summarizes things pretty well, it’s that Wilder was … Read more
It’s virtually impossible to neatly summarize Todd Rundgren‘s career. The number and diversity of collaborators he’s worked with, the number of roles he’s filled as both a musician and producer, … Read more
