Jonathan Paull Gertler operates with No Fear
|Jonathan Paull Gertler operates on the “less is more” premise with No Fear, set for release on September 10. Capturing a pure acoustic sound, Gertler has gone for clean guitar … Read more
Jonathan Paull Gertler operates on the “less is more” premise with No Fear, set for release on September 10. Capturing a pure acoustic sound, Gertler has gone for clean guitar … Read more
Dion DiMucci is not one of the first names that comes to mind when I think of the blues. Yes, that Dion of Dion and the Belmonts, the king of … Read more
A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris Gruen blends wit and depth, softening the world’s sharp edges. Though Gruen grew up steeped in classical records, … Read more
Beau Weevil, pronounced boll weevil, is usually something no one wants hanging around. In the case of this Beau Weevil, music lovers will definitely want this new quartet hanging around … Read more
Photos by Debra Rothenberg It’s that time, when our early heroes grow old. Among the many announcing their retirement, Joan Baez has been staging a “Farewell Tour,” and here’s … Read more
Paul Simon has been writing and recording for over 60 years, and his new album shows he hasn’t changed a bit—proof enough to this writer that there must be a … Read more
Looking for all the world like a college anthropology professor, Art Garfunkel took the stage wearing a tieless tuxedo to telegraph the tone of the show: Serious artist, easygoing attitude. … Read more
Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sammy Cahn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Dorsey, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Jules Stein, Cy Coleman, Jimmy Webb, Gerry … Read more
Photos by Ebet Roberts Modern musical partnerships are no new things. Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash; Duane and Gregg Allman; Doc and Merle Watson; Simon and Garfunkel; Kris … Read more
I don’t recall being all that enthralled or excited by Peter Ames Carlin’s two previous big name bios, namely Bruce and Paul McCartney: A Life. I haven’t read Catch A Wave, … Read more