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: The Word [Robert Randolph, John Medeski + North Mississippi All-Stars], “When I SeeRead More
Best known perhaps as a pair of albums that produced hit singles (!) for Mike Oldfield, new 30th anniversary editions of Five Miles Out and Crises illustrate the imaginative depth found elsewhere. You May Also Like: Solitaire Miles, “Ghost Riders in the Sky” from ‘Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas’Read More
UB40 can be forgiven for getting a little maudlin, for enjoying some tear-in-your-beer saloon music. After all, it hasn’t been all red, red wine and roses lately for the British reggae-pop band. You May Also Like: Storm Thorgerson and the Art of Musical Visualization Joni Mitchell – ‘Chalk Mark inRead More
Dave Stewart continues blending his quirky brand of rock with rootsier influences, this time adding big-voiced country chanteuse Martina McBride — who gooses this yearning lament through its soaring bridge You May Also Like: Jeff Beck + Rod Stewart, “People Get Ready” from Flash (1985): One Track Mind Rod Stewart,Read More
This isn’t so much down home as it is upbeat, an empowering set of blues from a singer with jazz chops. There’s a buoying effect throughout Eileen Howard’s Blues in the Green Room. You May Also Like: John Howard and the Night Mail – John Howard and the Night MailRead More
As Joe Satriani kicks off his new U.S. tour in San Diego tonight, sideman Mike Keneally enthuses about the fun they’ve already had on the road in support of Unstoppable Momentum. You May Also Like: Joe Satriani’s ‘Is There Love In Space?’ Showcased His Best (and Worst) Impulses Mike Keneally,Read More
Rambling along with a scronky cadence, like a tougher “Penny Lane” or a less refined “Got to Get You into My Life,” Paul McCartney’s new song “New” doesn’t particularly live up to its name You May Also Like: Paul McCartney, “Hey Hey” from Pipes of Peace (1983): One Track MindRead More
Patrick Moraz stops in to discuss his endlessly varied career with Yes, the Moody Blues and as a solo artist.
Though he’s leading a group of fellow veterans from James Taylor’s touring band, Steve Gadd’s 10th solo album couldn’t have less to do with that easy-going singer-songwriter vibe — or any of Gadd’s countless other rock and pop dates. You May Also Like: Steve Gadd – 70 Strong (2015) TheRead More
An intriguing (though, unfortunately, only partial) collaboration, The Boys Club, Live From California: The Complete Concert has certainly taken a circuitous route — having long appeared as a bootleg You May Also Like: The Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla was a thrilling return to prog ‘Fanfare For the UncommonRead More
