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I Put a Spell On You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins By Steve Bergsman Feral House Separating fact from fiction in telling the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins story is … Read more
After successive weekends washed out by rain, humidity or record-breaking heat, head a short hop to Arrowwood Farms in (nearby) Accord, Upstate NY for high-energy music in a low-pressure atmosphere. Relax … Read more
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Inviting and exciting from the title-track opener, this so-called “children’s music” … Read more
As the title implies, this tongue-in-cheek fun with the Royal Rounds echoes the best of vintage rockabilly, rock ‘n’ roll and even those popular Coaster-like R&B records from the ‘50s. … Read more
Dwayne Dopsie is a true firecracker, an explosive force with a musical fire that always fuels everything he touches. Anyone who has caught his live act will know just how … Read more
Dickey Betts—who, with Duane Allman, designed an enduring style of rock guitar harmony in the original Allman Brothers Band—came out of retirement in the spring of 2018 and began an … Read more
Missing from the packaging of Binky Philips and The Planets’ Established 1972 NYC, a smoking slab of rugged, down-and-dirty hard rock, is an expiration date. More than likely, they’ll have … Read more
Photos by Tina Pastor Briggs Farm Blues Festival never fails to deliver a great experience. Somehow the weather is always impeccably beautiful—to the point where we could just coin the … Read more
This could be a first. Eyal Vilner’s Big Band recorded this album live in the studio with dancers swing dancing while the band played. Through their three previous albums, the … Read more
Here’s another in the long line of duo releases this year although the five guest contributors who play on most tracks make this sound more like a band outing. Blue … Read more
