Posted in July, 2016

Biscuits for Your Outside Man

The Music Maker Relief Foundation does some really great things to keep American music traditions alive. Based in North Carolina, the foundation exists to assist musicians 55 years and older … Read more

Jack Ingram

Despite a career that spans some 20 years and eight studio albums, Jack Ingram’s name has never really figured amongst the other icons who have carved reputations from similarly rootsy … Read more

The Small Glories

A marriage made in Winnipeg, the Small Glories combine the talents of Cara Luft and JD Edwards. If Luft’s name sounds familiar, it’s because she was a founding member of … Read more

Allen Ginsberg

I can hear you groaning out there: Why is this oddity getting review space in Elmore? Shouldn’t this handsomely packaged, 3-CD set be getting its props in some obscure poetry … Read more

The Yardbirds

Photos by Arnie Goodman The Yardbirds brought their “most blues-wailing” repertoire to Long Island’s beautiful Bolton Center for a special night of classic blues-rockin’. Their incredible legacy, which spawned the … Read more

The Bacon Brothers

    Photos by Ebet Roberts The Bacon Brothers, Michael and kid brother Kevin, have been gigging together for nearly 30 years, but, whether because of competing interests or good … Read more

Albert Castiglia

Albert Castiglia has always been adept at blurring the lines between rock and blues, and his latest album Big Dog offers ample reasons why. Produced by contemporary bluesman Mike Zito, Big … Read more

Cannonball Adderly Quintet

Saxophonist Cannonball Adderly may not solicit the same scope of majesty as many of his peers (Miles, ‘Trane, Wayne Shorter), but just try defining the jazz era he jubilantly blew … Read more

Kris Orlowski

Themes such as loss, longing, searching for a connection…they’re pretty common in songwriters these days. Actually, they’re just pretty common on any day. Does that make the Seattle-based musician Kris … Read more