Author Archive
06 Nov 2025
Album Review: Rick Wakeman — The Official Broadcast Collection
The casual progressive rock fan – if such a creature doth exist, m’lord – likely thinks only of the A&M era when considering the solo output of keyboard virtuoso and […]
05 Nov 2025
The New Mastersounds: Goodbye But Not Farewell
This feature originally ran in Good Times ahead of the band’s October 23 date in Santa Cruz, CA. When guitarist Eddie Roberts and drummer Simon Allen launched the New Mastersounds […]
04 Nov 2025
Reno’s OffBeat Music Festival: Small-scale and Curated by Design
Reno’s OffBeat Music Festival celebrated its 10th year this October. With a wide array of artists gracing multiple stages in a concentrated, walkable area, the festival presents local, regional and […]
03 Nov 2025
30 Days Out, November 2025 #1: Beach Fossils, Furious Bongos, They Might Be Giants, David Wilcox
If there’s a thread connecting the disparate array of artists spotlighted in this rundown of music coming to Asheville in the next 30 days, it’s critical praise. All are admired […]
31 Oct 2025
Album Review: Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford – Jump Blues Live 1972
The heyday of jump blues had long since come and gone by 1972; the style enjoyed its moment in the time between the big band era and the birth of […]
30 Oct 2025
Music Blurbs Vol. 16
America Their name notwithstanding, tuneful and breezy folk rockers America got their start in London. Founding duo and mainstays Dewey Bunnell (born in Texas) and Yorkshire-born Gerry Beckley formed the […]
29 Oct 2025
Album Review: Kent Burnside – Hill Country Blood
Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, guitarist Kent Burnside is the eldest grandson of legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside. Schooled in the blues by his grandfather, Kent’s formal start in the music […]
28 Oct 2025
Album Review: Gina Coleman – Unequivocally Blue
On her own, leading a succession of groups and in recent year fronting the Misty Blues Band, Gina Coleman has paid her dues and earned accolades while doing so. A […]
27 Oct 2025
Album Review: John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker’s recording career began in 1948 with the release of his landmark (and r&b #1) single “Boogie Chillen.” Though intended as a demo recording, the side was wildly […]
24 Oct 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Velvet Opera
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera (later simply Velvet Opera) is one of countless British acts that didn’t break through in the U.S. Based on their debut, they deserved much better. Two […]