Pushing play on Blackberry Smoke’s “Six Ways to Sunday” is like cracking open a time capsule buried about 35 years or so ago in the neighborhood of Jacksonville , Fla. You May Also Like: Blackberry Smoke, “Waiting on the Thunder” from Like an Arrow (2016): One Track Mind Blackberry SmokeRead More

Since 2007, I’ve had year-end lists for the albums I thought stood out over the rest, within and without jazz. If the Mayans are to be believed, there won’t be time for year-end lists for 2012 You May Also Like: Seth Walker – Gotta Get Back (2016) Ethan Keller wantsRead More

Tracking down the audio clip previewing Kiss’ “Hello or Hallelujah,” set for release next week, wasn’t easy. But we’ve got one — for now. You May Also Like: Motley Crue, “Like a Virgin” (2019): One Track Mind Why That Self-Titled 1994 Album Is the Best Motley Crue You Never Heard

A track called “Lust U Always” from Prince’s 1999 album-era vaults has emerged online. Check it out here! You May Also Like: Prince Recalled Past Glories on ’20Ten,’ But Then Made the Same Mistakes Prince (1958-2016): An Appreciation

Cassandra Wilson’s forthcoming release Another Country might well have been called “Another Voice,” so prominent is the work of collaborator Fabrizio Sotti, her guitarist and producer. You May Also Like: Cassandra Wilson’s slow-starting Loverly didn’t take her usual risks

The name changed a little bit, but not the lineup: the Rich Halley 4 is the same Rich Halley Quartet who last year gave us the stunning Requiem For A Pit Viper You May Also Like: Rich Halley 5 – The Outlier (2016) Rich Halley – ‘Boomslang’ (2021)

Let’s roadhouse!!! “Ramrod” is The River‘s last full-on rocker and it’s one of my favorites, especially when played live. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

Joe Jackson tries to radically reinterpret many of Duke Ellington’s best-known works. Some remakes emit sparks, but all too few.

Even if you still wish there’d been more of the Beatles themselves in ‘Yellow Submarine,’ there’s no denying this film’s staggering visual creativity.

Singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin’s eighth studio album is a deeply personal, deeply sustaining experience. All Fall Down was produced by her long-time pal Buddy Miller You May Also Like: Allen Shawn and Michael Bisio – ‘Improvisations’ (2020) Adam Miller – ‘Unify’ (2020) Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride + Clayton Thomas –Read More