Goodbye…Charlie Watts
A gentleman and a musician, since 1963 Charlie Watts was the backbone of the Rolling Stones. Impeccably dressed and unfailingly on tempo, Watts remained a faithful husband and a rocklike … Read more
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Tito Jackson
Now here’s a truly surprising blues release, one that just twists and turns beautifully with a solid soul-music undertow. Maybe much of the unexpected virtue here is the artist himself, … Read more
Los Lobos
Los Lobos. The “Wolves” from East LA. The same five multi-instrumentalist virtuosos and charismatic singers—David Hidalgo, Louis Perez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, and Steve Berlin—going on 50 years. Still very … Read more
Exclusive: Mr. Sipp: A stand at The Strand Theatre
Photos by Laura Carbone It’s a brand new world! The newly-renovated Strand Theater re-opens with a special concert Thursday, August 19th, thanks to Plattsburgh Blues and Jazz (aka PB&J). Take … Read more
Premiere: A Departure for The Shift—and folk
Departure is exactly that: a new move in modern folk music. With their band, The Shift, Cascadian ramblers Kalan Wolfe and Keely Crow-Ka infuse intuitive, organic production and sparking musicianship … Read more
Goodbye…ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill
ZZ Top bassist Joseph Michael “Dusty” Hill has died in his sleep in Houston at the age of 72. Born in Dallas, Hill hooked up with ZZ Top frontman Billy … Read more
North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland ME
Photos by Laura Carbone Lobster, seacoast, summertime and live blues! The North Atlantic Blues Festival, in the picturesque coastal town of Rockland Maine, is considered one of the premiere blues-rooted … Read more
Brian T. Atkinson – Looks Like Rain: The Songwriting Legacy of Mickey…
Brian T. Atkinson invited 73 of Mickey Newbury’s closest friends and associates to pay homage to this Texas native. People like Larry Gatlin, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle and Kris Kristofferson … Read more
Briggs Farm Blues Festival 2021, Briggsville, PA
Photos by Tina Pastor LIVE MUSIC IS BACK AND IT FEELS SO GOOD! Yes, the prevailing emotion at the Briggs Farm Blues Fest was joy—a sentiment too seldom felt in the … Read more
The Brothers
Five and a half years after The Allman Brothers Band played their last concert at New York City’s Beacon Theater, the surviving members of that final lineup regrouped, with a … Read more
