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A wellness check on America’s broken body politic, with its seemingly incurable socio-political cancers and fractures that may never heal right, the idealistic and dramatic Generations is the manic sophomore … Read more
The past has come back to haunt Leon Russell’s celebrated Paradise Studio, once a fertile creative playground for Russell and friends like Bob Seger and Freddie King, that stood silent … Read more
Created in the documentary-oriented and storytelling tradition of Folkways and Vanguard folk records, veteran songwriter Will Kimbrough’s Spring Break crystallizes the global COVID-19 pandemic that changed the globe. The title … Read more
South Carolina’s band of amplified roots-rockers E.Z. Shakes play songs grounded in epic Americana, shimmering twang, swooning pedal steel, atmospheric guitars, and rolling reverb. Collectively, they turn frontman Zach Seibert’s … Read more
Good Vibes, musicians thrive on them. I know firsthand how they can effect and add to a performance, be it live or when the studio red light comes on. In … Read more
With Gudbye Stoopid Whirled, Lisik and his longtime songwriting partner, Steve Norgrove, finally release an all-acoustic album populated by inscrutable instrumentation. Rocker Lisik boasts a decidedly early-rockabilly/60s garage punk/Stax soul … Read more
Turnabout was fair play for Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks with their 1994 recording of Orange Crate Art, as Parks needed a favor from his old friend. The glorious … Read more
Anyone who knows keyboard whiz Dave Keyes—as a solo artist, producer, arranger, musical director for Broadway and TV, and sideman to everyone from Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, David Johanson, Ronnie … Read more
A social activist, John “Pops” Dennie connects with people through his music, reaching others through common experiences, despite any differences of opinion. In today’s world, those strengths are more important … Read more
Sugar Ray Norcia not only has a right to sing the blues, he was born to, it seems, proving it time and again with ease and potent virtuosity throughout the … Read more
