A band teetering on the brink of stardom, the Gants not only produced cherished memories for those lucky enough to witness them firsthand, but went on to win approval from “Pebbles” and “Nuggets” groupies. You May Also Like: Dave Clark Five – ‘All the Hits’ (2020) The Poppees – ‘PopRead More

Named after one of their dad’s favorite sayings, and featuring found-object recordings of R.L. Burnside and Otha Turner, you’d expect the Dickinson Brothers’ new North Mississippi Allstars album to be riven with nostalgia. You May Also Like: Left Lane Cruiser’s Bring Yo’ Ass to the Table amped up North MississippiRead More

James Cotton has long referred to his regular working band as “my family,” so close is their sense of musical symbiosis, so long is their history. Still, to my ear, he’s never put out a more personal album than the forthcoming Cotton Mouth Man. You May Also Like: How MuddyRead More

There’s a moment in this song, when Steve Forbert sings “sneak on out beneath the stars and run,” that meant everything to me when this song was new. A whole world, a world far away, lived inside that one line You May Also Like: Steve Hackett, “In the Skeleton Gallery”Read More

Underneath Bobby Rush’s good-timing, groove-slinging persona is a canny musician, someone who traverses musical styles with such a broad, contagious smile that he makes it all look deceptively easy. You May Also Like: Susan Tedeschi’s Varied ‘Back to the River’ Set the Stage for Greatness Bobby Kapp + Matthew ShippRead More

Justly famous on the chitlin’ circuit for his combustible blending of funk and down-home blues, Bobby Rush is back now with a tangy concoction that blends Bayou State spices. Check out an advance track from Down in Louisiana You May Also Like: Nate Lepine, “Hennies” from Quartet: Vortices (2016): SomethingRead More