New Music Monday: Jeff Lorber, Joe Louis Walker and new live stuff from Styx
Welcome back to our weekly rundown of notable upcoming music projects — both new and reissue. You May Also Like: Jeff Lorber: The Albums That Shaped My Career
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The O'Jays, Billy Paul, MFSB – Golden Gate Groove: Live in San Francisco 1973 (2012)
The so-called Sound of Philadelphia, as constructed by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell in the 1970s, wasn’t just attitude, in the style of today. Wasn’t just talk, but also a new walk. A shared attitude. A sound. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Joe Louis Walker – Hellfire (2012)
Listen to Joe Louis Walker, and you’ll hear the grimy city blues of Buddy Guy, the Rolling Stones’ junkie groove, the soaring echoes of Al Green’s church music, and Sly Stones’ urban soul. That’s the magic and the power of his work You May Also Like: Seth Walker – GottaRead More
Erykah Badu, Zigaboo Modeliste and others, ‘A la Modeliste’ (2012): One Track Mind
This song, produced by Mark Ronson as part of the “Re:Generation” project, is like a neutral-ground hang, a crawfish boil, and a Saints tailgating afternoon rolled into one. That legendary drummer Zigaboo Modeliste is at the center of things should come as no surprise. But producer Ronson, best known forRead More
Gimme Five: Recommended Fleetwood Mac, but not from Rumours
News that Fleetwood Mac could reunite this year — after Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham complete their current solo commitments, that is — had me scurrying back to the old records for a refresher. But not to Rumours You May Also Like: No related posts.
Otis Taylor on ‘One Million Slaves,’ ‘Open These Bars,’ ‘Resurrection Blues,’ others: Gimme Five
Otis Taylor has quickly become one of the most exciting and original voices in a genre badly in need of both.
Otis Taylor, iconoclastic bluesman: Something Else! Interview
Otis Taylor discusses the state of the blues, career intersections with Tommy Bolin and Gary Moore, and the banjo’s forgotten African-American legacy.
PBS' 'American Masters' to air new tribute to Cab Calloway for Black History Month
A new documentary on legendary bandleader and showman Cab Calloway will air on the PBS program “American Masters” as part of Black History Month. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally on Monday, February 27. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Queen – ‘Days of Our Lives’ (2012)
As ‘Days of Our Lives’ makes clear, Queen knew – and from the very beginning – that they were on to something.
Bill Medley – 100 Percent/Soft and Soulful (1968/69; 2012 reissue)
Bill Medley’s first forays into a solo career upon leaving the Righteous Brothers have been lost to the digital age, until now. You May Also Like: Soft Machine – ‘Live at the Baked Potato’ (2020) Soft Works – ‘Abracadabra in Osaka’ (2020)
