Given his time with both Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, when Marty Balin wants to create an album of new arrangements of his past works, he’s got a hell of a repertoire … Read more
At first I was puzzled by the opening track, “Say It Like Magic Sam,” sung over a T-Bone Walker riff. Then, as I listened to the lyric, “Try to tell … Read more
I Forgive Nothing by Kristoffer Bolander is reminiscent of works by artists like Damien Rice, Glen Hansard or Ben Howard, singer-songwriters who touch your heart in all the right places, with … Read more
C’mon, admit it. Plenty of you out there celebrating birthdays in the sixty plus range sometimes had a tough time telling who was who: Them or the Stones. Then you … Read more
This Saturday, December 12th, the Brooklyn Music Shop is presenting an unforgettable evening of blues. From folksy to soulful to electric, the night will feature a host of performers, all guaranteed … Read more
In spite of the fact that I had a 9 a.m. exam the next day and was behind on all of my thesis work, I headed down to Bowery … Read more
It’s almost Christmas, and the Felice Brothers are in the spirit with a brand new Christmas album! The EP, cheekily named Felice Navidad, is made up of five original tracks, … Read more
The Boston area is home to some of the best blues keyboardists, including the late David Maxwell, Dave Limina (Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters), and Anthony Geraci (Sugar Ray and … Read more
Simon Phillips soars high in the ranks of contemporary drummers. He’s worked twenty years behind Toto and has kept time with Jagger, Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, Gabriel, Roxy … Read more
Charlie Parr may not come off exactly one-of-a-kind on Stumpjumper, but he gets damn close. An amazingly adept folk and blues-styled chronicler and an excellent guitarist, singer and banjo player, … Read more
