Hurray! Rhythm & Roots Festival
|Photographs by Laura Carbone Back by popular demand and having survived the hiccups of Covid 19, Rhythm and Roots, one of our favorite festivals (for a slew of reasons—read on), … Read more
Photographs by Laura Carbone Back by popular demand and having survived the hiccups of Covid 19, Rhythm and Roots, one of our favorite festivals (for a slew of reasons—read on), … Read more
The old proto-metal power company known as Cactus still has some juice. Jolts of heavy, blues-rock electricity have again awakened the sleeping giant, as the influential ‘70s arena-rock juggernaut presses … Read more
Portland, OR quintet The Noted have delivered well-crafted, stimulating and engagingly unpredictable pop rock in the past, and their third album, Lost & Found, fits right in. Primary songwriter Daniel … Read more
Photos by Arnie Goodman I was always a fan of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and owned most of his recorded material. Most importantly, I got to witness Screamin’ Jay Hawkins later … Read more
Photos and Review by Lou Montesano Ana Popovic’s Instagram account says she’s always on tour. That’s been largely true for the past 20 years since she moved from Serbia to … Read more
There was music, mirth and more at the Heartwood Soundstage, here in north central Florida when master guitarist Richard Smith visited the venue for his first time. He immediately set … Read more
Photos and review by Lou Montesano There was a lot of glitter in the house as Grace Potter took the stage at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Dressed in shimmering gold … Read more
Photos by Robert Armstrong It was an emotional night. Unlike a lot of the supergroups of the ’70s touring today, acts like Ozzy, Deep Purple and Kiss, this actually is … Read more
Photos by Ebet Roberts Capping off a daylong tribute, Lou Reed’s Love Songs brought an eclectic cast of performers to Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park to pay tribute to an iconic … Read more
The rain held off. It may have looked like it was gonna pour all day, but it wasn’t until Guided by Voices left the stage and the festival was over … Read more