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|It looks like it should tick each box on the checklist of classic progressive-rock clichés: a double live album, recorded with a symphony orchestra and choir, full of extensive complex … Read more
Posted in August, 2019
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Cody & The Blackouts
Cody & The Blackouts weave irresistible, melodic pop-rock with insightful, inventive lyrics in genre-defying songcraft—and it’s only the Los Angeles, CA-based group’s sophomore album. Leader Cody Hudock grew up in … Read more
Jim Hoke
A casual read of the liner notes could lead one to believe that all Jim Hoke had to do to see this project through was dream. That’s because all of … Read more
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Land of Color with a gentle wake up song
Denver, Colorado, South Africa, California, and Montana were important places to Thomas Ewing and Gary Rea before the two brought their families to make their homes in Franklin, Tennessee. These … Read more
Charlie Wooton Project
Charlie Wooton’s name compels me to begin with a personal anecdote. Attending my niece’s beach wedding in San Jose’ del Cabo, Mexico that past January, I was approached after dinner … Read more
Coco Montoya
Coco Montoya, originally a drummer for his mentor Albert Collins and later Collins’ rhythm guitarist, subsequently spent a decade as guitarist for John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, still continues to … Read more
Jason Hawk Harris
Hopefully, the worst is behind Jason Hawk Harris. Picking up the pieces after wrestling with addiction and coming to grips with terrible misfortune – from his dad’s financial ruin, to … Read more
The Natixis Newport Jazz Festival 2019
Photos by Mary P. Hynes Never having attended a Newport Jazz Festival, the lineup and allure in its 65th year brought considerable excitement and anticipation. While queuing up for “the … Read more
Arlo Guthrie
In many ways, many of us grew up with Arlo Guthrie always around. Son of the legendary folk-civil libertarian musician, Woody Guthrie, Arlo never quite went for that familial mantle, … Read more
by Mike Greenblatt’s Woodstock
It’s been said (by someone who performed at Woodstock), and often repeated (by those who didn’t), that “If you remember The Sixties you weren’t really there.” Well, Mike Greenblatt … Read more
Premiere: Cody & The Blackouts
Cody & The Blackouts weave irresistible, melodic pop-rock with insightful, inventive lyrics in genre-defying songcraft—and it’s only the Los Angeles, CA-based group’s sophomore album. Leader Cody Hudock grew up in … Read more
Jim Hoke
A casual read of the liner notes could lead one to believe that all Jim Hoke had to do to see this project through was dream. That’s because all of … Read more
Premiere: Land of Color with a gentle wake up song
Denver, Colorado, South Africa, California, and Montana were important places to Thomas Ewing and Gary Rea before the two brought their families to make their homes in Franklin, Tennessee. These … Read more
Charlie Wooton Project
Charlie Wooton’s name compels me to begin with a personal anecdote. Attending my niece’s beach wedding in San Jose’ del Cabo, Mexico that past January, I was approached after dinner … Read more
Coco Montoya
Coco Montoya, originally a drummer for his mentor Albert Collins and later Collins’ rhythm guitarist, subsequently spent a decade as guitarist for John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, still continues to … Read more
Jason Hawk Harris
Hopefully, the worst is behind Jason Hawk Harris. Picking up the pieces after wrestling with addiction and coming to grips with terrible misfortune – from his dad’s financial ruin, to … Read more
The Natixis Newport Jazz Festival 2019
Photos by Mary P. Hynes Never having attended a Newport Jazz Festival, the lineup and allure in its 65th year brought considerable excitement and anticipation. While queuing up for “the … Read more
Arlo Guthrie
In many ways, many of us grew up with Arlo Guthrie always around. Son of the legendary folk-civil libertarian musician, Woody Guthrie, Arlo never quite went for that familial mantle, … Read more
by Mike Greenblatt’s Woodstock
It’s been said (by someone who performed at Woodstock), and often repeated (by those who didn’t), that “If you remember The Sixties you weren’t really there.” Well, Mike Greenblatt … Read more
