“Under African Skies,” a new documentary from Joe Berlinger on the making of Paul Simon’s Graceland, will debut on Jan. 22 at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. You May Also Like: ‘Welcome to Zamrock! Vol. 1 and 2’ (2017): On Second Thought

John Oates continues to dig deeper into his musical roots as a fan of blues and R&B with a new live album to be released in February. Recorded at Sirius XM Radio, it will be called The Bluesville Sessions. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Gregg Allman was named international artist of the year, while New Brunswick bluesman Matt Andersen was named the year’s top acoustic act, male vocalist and entertainer at Canada’s 15th Maple Blues Awards ceremonies overnight. You May Also Like: The Allman Brothers Band’s Ubiquitous ‘Whipping Post’: One Track Mind

An update to the story told two years ago, when I had train on the brain. The train rides are coming to an end and I’m bustin’ loose. You May Also Like: Chuck Berry, June 1972: Shows I’ll Never Forget

Jack DeJohnette, the ferociously talented rhythmnist, opens and closes this project at the piano, all alone. There’s a quiet grace about it that belies everything we’ve come in expecting from, you know, a jazz drummer’s record. You May Also Like: Jack DeJohnette, with Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison – InRead More

If you’ve listened to enough pop music over your years of taking in culture, you’ll eventually come to realize that things just can’t be the way you’d want them to be. You May Also Like: How Norah Jones Examined a Deep Hurt on ‘… Little Broken Hearts’ I-Ten – ‘TakingRead More

Levon Helm, the Grammy-winning co-founding member of the Band, is set to undergo an undisclosed medical procedure that will keep him from performing for at least a month. You May Also Like: How Levon Helm Turned ‘Dirt Farmer’ Into a Rootsy, Thrilling Comeback Walter Becker, “Medical Science [Demo]” (1994): SteelyRead More

Here’s a run down — with a few of our thoughts — on some notable music projects, both new and reissue, slated for release for the week of Jan. 16, 2012. You May Also Like: Andrew Cyrille, with Wadada Leo Smith and Bill Frisell – ‘Lebroba’ (2018)

The teenage mind houses a seething mix of focus and scattered thought. Lust, anger, and confusion swirled around in my head, though at times I’d drill straight down to one topic. Usually, that topic was lust. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the ERead More