Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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David Cain, with Paul Wertico – Feast for the Senses (2013)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nd2Le9SHeU&w=500&h=305] An evening of improvised music becomes a thrilling journey into the imaginations of multi-instrumentalist David Cain and Grammy-awarding winning drummer Paul Wertico. You May Also Like: Wertico Cain and Gray – ‘Windows of Time’ (2021) Wertico Cain and Gray – ‘Without Compromise’ (2019) Wertico, Cain and Gray –Read More

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Jim McCarty, co-founder of the Yardbirds and Renaissance: Something Else! Interview

Drummer Jim McCarty, who has participated in all of the Yardbirds’ many Rock and Roll Hall of Fame incarnations, stops by for a chat.

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Joan Osborne – Bring It On Home (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wd2DveN0R0&w=500&h=305] If you last heard one-hit-wonder Joan Osborne doing “One of Us” in the 1990s, a turn to the blues likely comes as a shock. But time has weathered her voice in the best of ways, and her abiding passion for these soulful sides did the rest. You MayRead More

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Steve Lukather – Transition (2013)

I’m not sure Toto co-founder Steve Lukather has issued a solo album that feels more personal, more introspective, more real.

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Streams: David Bowie, “Where Are We Now?” (2013)

You knew that if David Bowie ever ended his premature retirement, it would be like this — completely out of nowhere. One of rock’s most mercurial figures, he has returned as suddenly as he left. You May Also Like: David Bowie’s Let’s Dance illustrated the durability of Chic’s hitmaking soundRead More

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Joe Lovano and Us Five – Cross Culture (2013)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsNLlhogny0&w=500&h=305] I expected Joe Lovano, after an association dating back to 1981, to offer tribute to Paul Motian — the legend who died just two months before the saxist began Cross Culture. Instead, Lovano begins with a sun-drenched burst of joy. You May Also Like: Marcin Wasilewski Trio feat.Read More

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Paul D’Adamo – Tell Me Something (2013)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gOfjHGUW_M&w=500&h=305] For fans of the retired Phil Collins, Paul D’Adamo’s Tell Me Something might be the closest you’ll get to new music. Most of his former solo band is reassembled, and six of the album’s 10 songs were recorded by Collins and Genesis between 1976-85. You May Also Like:Read More

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Santana/Journey co-founder Gregg Rolie puts down a few tracks before rejoining Ringo Starr on tour

Gregg Rolie began work on a handful of new songs before getting set to rejoin Ringo Starr’s latest All-Starr Band for a trip to the Pacific Rim next month — including two tracks that feature fellow All-Starr Band member Steve Lukather. You May Also Like: At first, Gregg Rolie wasn’tRead More

Steve Lukather and Billy Sherwood on Toto's 'Don't Stop Me Now,' 'The Other Side,' others: Deep Cuts

Steve Lukather and Billy Sherwood on Toto’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now,’ ‘The Other Side,’ others: Deep Cuts

Maybe it shouldn’t have come as such a shock that Toto was really, really good. Yet, it did then – and, in many ways Steve Lukather says, it still does now.

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Huw Lloyd-Langton – Space Rock Invasion: Live from the Key Club (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrvqh0z5-Q&w=500&h=305] Hawkwind guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton, after his death at just 61 in December 2012, becomes a central focus of this multi-artist two-DVD release from Cleopatra Records. You May Also Like: Richard Lloyd Giddens Jr. – Mimosas (2017) Bill Lloyd – Feeling the Elephant (1987): Forgotten Series Hue Gower –Read More