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Album Review: Jorma Kaukonen - Ain’t In No Hurry (Score: 9/10)
Jorma delivers a relaxed, self-assured and entertaining sampler of the Americana roots that have nourished his musical odyssey over the past 50 (!) years. Prior ... -
Album Review: Magnolia Memoir - Pale Fire (Score: 8/10)
Driven by the vision of graceful, cinematic-voiced Mela Lee and multi-faceted key-boardist Alexander Burke, this ever-evolving L.A. based ensemble draws equally from its quirky, soulful ... -
Album Review: Eric Johnson & Mike Stern - Eclectic (Score: 9/10)
You’ve got two titans from the guitar world; Johnson is the Grammy-winning progressive rocker from Texas and Stern is the epitome of modern New York ... -
Album Review: Risa Binder - Nashville (Score: 8/10)
This is a strong cross-section of contempo- rary country that embraces traditional roots as well. A native of Maryland—by way of N.Y.C.—vocalist Risa Binder claims ... -
Album Review: Mary J. Blige -- "The London Sessions" (8/10)
The longtime queen of hip-hop soul hops across the pond for a sensationally diverse, eminently grooving romp with the U.K.’s hippest artists and songwriters. Exec ... -
Album Review: Lost Coyote's "Get Your Phil" - (8/10)
This is a fine collection of songs and one of the last collaborations with the late Phil Everly. Lost Coyote lead vocalist and guitarist Brian Stewart wrote ... -
Album Review: Dave Davies – Rippin’ Up Time (Score: 7/10)
God bless Dave Davies! He is touted as the inventor of grungy, feedback-driven rock & roll when all he wanted to do was create good ... -
Album Review: Theophilus London – Vibes (Score: 5/10)
Releases like this put writers like myself in quite a quandary. Theophilus London, one of Warner’s up-and-coming hip-hop/pop phenoms, hit a home run in 2011 ... -
Album Review: The Bloodhounds – Let Loose! (Score: 8/10)
East Los Angeles has a long and proud tradition of bands and fans that create and love good old American rock & roll. East L.A.’s ... -
Album Review: Jim White vs. Packway Handle Band – Take it Like a Man (Score: ...
Jim White is a southern-born poet, philosopher, singer-songwriter and now, producer. White has a dry and somewhat acerbic wit that he often pens in a ...
