Alberta Cross are a Swedish/English duo based in New York, and formed in 2005 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Petter Ericson Stakee and bassist Terry Wolfers. You May Also Like: The David Cross Band – ‘Ice Blue, Silver Sky’ (2023) David Cross and Peter Banks – ‘Crossover’ (2020) ‘Welcome to Zamrock!Read More

Not much, thus far into the Band’s official discography, had hinted at the lip-busting brawn of their early work with Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan – until this.

A patently weird, completely loveable group of retro-cool Austin hipsters, Jitterbug Vipers sounds like Norah Jones sitting in with Django Reinhardt. You May Also Like: Desmond White, “Dream Girl” from Glace (2017): One Track Mind Lina Allemano Four – ‘Pipe Dream’ (2023) Norah Jones – ‘Pick Me Up Off theRead More

That a group of men in their 20s, as the Band were at this moment, could say so much about the pull of old ways remains simply remarkable.

John Oates last three solo projects — including a mainstream pop project, a roots album and now a series of singles featuring a different collaborative partner each month — would seem to have little in common. You May Also Like: Why ‘Abandoned Luncheonette’ Is Still the Best Hall and OatesRead More

With a writerly penchant for story songs, it’s of little surprise that New Orleans-born Jim McCormick has shown a flair for writing No. 1 country smashes. Unfortunately, that’s kept him too busy to fashion albums of his own. You May Also Like: John ‘Papa’ Gros – River’s On Fire (2016)Read More

On a Boston sidewalk, the brassy, sassy combo Lake Street Dive tears into an acoustic soul cover of the Jackson Five’s “I Want You Back.” You May Also Like: Dan Wilson, Maximo Park, Benjamin Lazar Davis + Others: Five for the Road Mark Anthony K Takes Deep Dive Into ProjektRead More

James Booker’s tortured ingenuity was never given its due, partly because he mixed such a dizzying degree of elements into his sound and partly because of his legendary erraticisms. You May Also Like: How Booker T. and the MGs Defined Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert Bob James Trio, “Feel LikeRead More

That the Band’s “Up on Cripple Creek” was difficult to capture on tape runs counter to everything you hear on this galloping moment of sheer joy.

And they are back! Finally, after several years in the wilderness that is self-funding and steadily working at live gigs, the Blockheads have made a return with a new album shortly due to be released You May Also Like: Ian Dury – ‘Hit Me: The Best of Ian Dury’ (2020)Read More