Grady Champion
Before digging into the latest release by Mississippi soul-blues master Grady Champion, a little history lesson is in order. In the early 1980s, the blues was … Read more
Before digging into the latest release by Mississippi soul-blues master Grady Champion, a little history lesson is in order. In the early 1980s, the blues was … Read more
This is Christian McBride’s third year as Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival. McBride continues to work closely with the Festival’s irrepressible, vigorous 93-year old founder, George Wein, who … Read more
This young college student sounds so good playing the rollicking piano and singing like a veteran that it would be impossible for the uninformed listener to guess that Ben Levin … Read more
Under almost any circumstances it was going to be difficult for blues master Zac Harmon to top his 2016 release Right Man Right Place, which featured topical subject matter and … Read more
Music is meaningful, but noise annoys. Whether you are a committed audiophile or an air traveler trying to block out the sounds of a long flight, the benefits of noise-canceling … Read more
In 1980, after a decade of circling his recording career wagon in the groove (or is it rut?) of critical but not commercial success with major labels, Steve Goodman, … Read more
The darkness can be a fearful place but sometimes it can be beautiful. I actually was fearful initially of listening to this, as I had heard it was very dark … Read more
John Prine, his artistic lifelong friend, cowriter, and other things, recalls the first time he met Steve Goodman face to face. “It was around 1970 in the backroom of The … 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
#1 Record never had a chance, and neither did Big Star. As chronicled in author Rich Tupica’s deep dive There Was a Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and … Read more