Posted in July, 2018

Bootsy Collins & Vince WIlburn, Jr.

Photo courtesy Bootsy Collins Miles Electric Band founder/drummer Vince Wilburn, Jr. dropped in on bassist Bootsy Collin’s packed Amoeba in-store to pick up a signed copy of Bootsy’s new World Wide … Read more

Brian Bromberg

It’s all about the bass for Brian Bromberg. In the making of his latest album Thicker Than Water, Bromberg—ever the innovator, who once served in jazz great Stan Getz’s backing … Read more

Into the Ivy

The eponymous debut release from newcomers, Into the Ivy clocks in as a five-track EP, and almost defies categorizing. Is it roots, is it folk, is it pop? In truth, … Read more

Ray Davies

Ray Davies’s Americana project was well under way before the age of Trump. It began with a book of that title in 2013, followed by an album with the same … Read more

PaMu True Wireless Ear Buds

Photos by Debra Rothenberg As soon as I saw the compact packaging, I was excited to open the PaMue True Wireless  earbuds by Padmate, and give a listen. I admit … Read more

Premiere: Brother Dege’s “Bastard’s Blues”

Farmer’s Almanac, Brother Dege Legg’s sprawling, Southern concept album, explores the unique mysteries of small towns with otherworldly slide guitars and  barn-burning anthems. “Bastard’s Blues” Recognized in two industries, both as … Read more

Graham Nash

There was a falling out over “Marrakesh Express” between Graham Nash and The Hollies that led to divorce. To Nash, the song was something special, a sort of surreal travelogue … Read more

Eddie Brigati, The Cutting Room, NYC

When the original Rascals, Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli reunited in 2013 for their critically-acclaimed concert retrospective, Once Upon A Dream, it was due to the … Read more