While the legacy of the Subdudes is firmly cemented as one of the uplifting and satisfying supergroups in recent roots music history, its front man is busy building upon his own legacy. You May Also Like: Russell Malone, “Soul Leo” from Love Looks Good on You (2015): One Track MindRead More

Tommy Malone might forever be known as a founder and frontman for the widely admired subdudes, but as he reminded us last year with his first solo effort in ages, Natural Born Days, You May Also Like: Russell Malone, “Soul Leo” from Love Looks Good on You (2015): One TrackRead More

With so many major releases typically timed go on sale to take advantage of the holiday shopping season, you’d think that most of the choicest music of any given year are records issued during the September-November timeframe. You May Also Like: Robben Ford with Keb Mo + Robert Randolph, “Justified”Read More

If you were to go back and check the choices I made at the middle of 2012 for non-jazz albums released the first six months of that year, you’d find the artists being awarded were among the biggest hitmakers You May Also Like: Robben Ford with Keb Mo + RobertRead More

Tommy Malone was not lacking for work as a musician, not with his frontman role in one of the best and beloved roots bands going, the Subdudes. This underrated talent had basically handed his career over to this New Orleans favorite on and off from 1987 until the band wentRead More