Few artists reach the pinnacle in their career where self indulgence becomes high art and their fans eat it up with vigor. Joe Bonamassa has been doing due diligence with his amplified guitar pyrotechnics for over two decades, building a […]
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Luke Winslow King is a man born a century too late. His smooth down home tenor and seamless acoustic and slide guitar accompaniment to his pre-war blues, ragtime, southern gospel and Tin Pan Alley sing-alongs are straight out of 1913, […]
John Fullbright instantly became one of the most exciting songwriters and performers around, irrespective of genre designations, when he splashed on to the radar in 2012 with his tremendous debut album, From the Ground Up. Then 24 years old (he […]
PETER ROWAN The Old School (Compass) On The Old School, Rowan delves further into his legacy as one of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys with some of the first generation players who really know “the old school” while welcoming younger players […]
Alan Sparhawk, the lead singer with US slowcore veterans Low, is a walking, singing, strumming masterclass in controlled aggression, writes Neonfiller.com’s Joe Lepper Packed to its former church rafters, Bristol’s Trinity Arts Centre was at times in awe, others in […]
Notice mountaineer Bills Briggs’ ski tracks zig-zagging down from the summit of The Grand Teton, an unprecedented feat he accomplished on June 15, 1971, a few years before I climbed with him. Photo by Virginia Huidekoper. Do I start by […]
Californian underground legend Chuck sure has paid his dues and his autobiography, should he ever write one, would be a riveting read; after three decades on the road he could give even Keef Richards a run for his money, writes […]
I knew a few things about Nataly Dawn before I went to see her short set at the Hotel Cafe the other night. She has been in a band named Pomplamoose, which shouldn’t be confused with Huffamoose, and I liked […]
To the Gypsy for Willie 20 years later When you step off the bus your slow, easy movement gifts my […]
Jeffrey Foucalt says this Cold Satellite outing reflects his introduction to rock and roll courtesy of Little Richard. But this ain’t no a-wop-bappa-loo-bop-a lop-bam-boom festival. It’s more of a countryfied version of a Faces/Stones collaboration. The parents are poet Lisa […]
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