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Livestream Review: Black Nile
Livestream Los Angeles, CA Contact: Jeff Myles, Taurean Entertainment, taurianj@gmail.com Web: blacknilelive.com Players: Aaron Shaw, EWI and woodwinds; Lawrence Shaw, fretted and fretless bass and ... -
Livestream Review: Brian Charette
Livestream New York City Contact: pinchbrian@aol.com Web: briancharette.com Material: Charette performs an intriguing mix of electronically derived sounds and textures. “Slasher” is a heavily syncopated ... -
Singers Sound-Off 2021: Ice-T, Bonnie Whitmore
Crossing all genres and having a strong lyrical point of view is what you’ll find with this year’s assemblage of vocal artists. Each share thoughtful ... -
Singers Sound-Off 2021: Tom Jones, Lake Street Dive, Wendy Moten
Crossing all genres and having a strong lyrical point of view is what you’ll find with this year’s assemblage of vocal artists. Each share thoughtful ... -
Livestream Review: Stacy Jones Band
Livestream • Loud House Studios Seattle, WA Contact: stacyjonesband@gmail.com Web: stacyjonesband.com Players: Stacy Jones, keyboards, harmonica, acoustic and electric rhythm guitar and lead vocals; ... -
Livestream Review: Chris Stevens
Livestream • Widecast Studios Peoria, IL Contact: stingerstevens@gmail.com Web: stevenschris.com Material: Stevens takes the listener on a musical journey through the decades. His choice of ... -
Album Review: "Wistfully Yours" by Bob Davoli (8/10)
Gutbrain Records Producer: Bob Davoli Davoli has spent the last seven decades preparing for this album debut. At 72, the successful venture capitalist felt he ... -
Album Review: "Heavy Hitters" by George Lynch & Jeff Pilson (8/10)
Deadline Music/Cleopatra Records Producers: George Lynch and Jeff Pilson Guitarist George Lynch and bassist-multi-instrumentalist-vocalist Jeff Pilson are best known for being one half of ‘80s ... -
Album Review: "Revolutions" by Nikhil Korula Band (9/10)
Groove Infinity Records/Distrokid Producer: Nikhil Korula Singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Nikhil Korula has weathered many highs and lows during a 20-plus year career. Many of the tracks on ... -
Album Review: "Be the Change" by Jarrod Lawson (9/10)
Dome Records Producer: Jarrod Lawson Singer-songwriter-pianist Jarrod Lawson picks up the baton from heroes like Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway and dashes beyond the finish ... -
Album Review: "Ain’t Gonna Worry About Tomorrow" by Howard Glazer and Harmonica Shah (8/10)
Electro-FI Records Producer: Andrew Galloway In the tradition of great blues pairings like Buddy Guy and Junior Wells or Muddy Waters and Jerry Portnoy, Glazer ... -
Album Review: "Gather Round" by Lee Rocker (9/10)
Upright Records (Orchard) Producer: Lee Rocker With his first album of primarily original material since 2007’s Black Cat Bone, the Stray Cat bassist-vocalist continues to ... -
Livestream Review: The Reunion Trio With Michelle Lordi
The Switchville Junction Philadelphia, PA Contact: michellelordi@gmail.com Web: matthewparrish.org Players: Orrin Evans, Fender Rhodes piano; Matthew Parrish, acoustic bass; Byron Landham, drums; Michelle Lordi, vocals ... -
Album Review: "Mixed Shapes" by Tom Schreck (8/10)
Distributed by: Nashville Outsider Music Producer: Tom Schreck Nashville multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Schreck has long been a proponent of the DIY approach to music. Historically, ... -
Album Review: "Anissa Lea" by Anissa Lea (8/10)
Distributed by: E & A Music Productions LLC Producer: Alex J. Greene One of the latest artists to emerge from the Motor City is a ... -
Ice T and Body Count: Exclusive Q&A
Rapper-vocalist, producer, songwriter and actor Ice T has fronted the metal-tinged rap and rock band Body Count since 1990. In that time the group has ... -
Album Review: "Emergency Breakthrough" by Rough Church (8/10)
Label: Nocturnal Sol Producers: Joel Jerome, Andrew Bush, Manny Nieto and Marc Doten Back before cell phones and the like, an “emergency breakthrough” was when ... -
Album Review: "The Royal Affair Tour – Live From Las Vegas" by YES (10/10)
Label: BMG Records Producer: Billy Sherwood July 2019 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas proved to be a memorable night as this album ... -
Artists & Venues: Navigating the Pandemic
“This is an unprecedented time.” “We’re all in this together.” “Welcome to the new normal.” These are all talking points that have consumed our collective ... -
Livestream Review: Laurence Juber
Contact: lj@laurencejuber.com Web: laurencejuber.com Material: Laurence Juber is a Grammy-winning guitarist-composer who boasts a resumé that includes stints with Paul McCartney’s Wings, Dan Hicks & ...
