Author Archive
04 Jul 2025
Adventures in Greaseland: Kid Andersen
Guitarist, songwriter and producer Christoffer “Kid” Andersen is a blues traveler. His musical journey began in his native Norway; taking up the guitar at age 11, he was inspired by […]
03 Jul 2025
Bollywood to the Blues: Aki Kumar
Bay Area singer and harmonica player Aki Kumar has one of the more unusual back stories in blues. Born in Mumbai, India to music-loving parents, he was always immersed in […]
02 Jul 2025
Blues is Booming in the Bay Area
NOTE: This feature was written to preview the festival that took place in mid-June 2025. — bk Well into its fifth decade, popular Fountain Blues Festival expands to two days […]
01 Jul 2025
30 Days Out, July 2025 #1: Glenn Miller Orchestra, Thelma & the Sleaze, Postmodern Jukebox
An act from the distant past, another that takes modern songs to that past, a lesbian Southern Rock band and one of the finest local-based artists WNC has to offer: […]
30 Jun 2025
Five Classic Tracks from Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Among boomers, the music of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass was everywhere; it was part of a generation’s soundtrack. Through much of the TJB’s heyday, the band itself was […]
27 Jun 2025
Album Review: Willie Buck & Bob Corritore – Oh Yeah!
Band leader, harmonica player and archivist Bob Corritore continues his highly regarded “From the Vaults” series of releases with Oh Yeah!, a collaboration with blues vocalist Willie Buck. Culled primarily […]
26 Jun 2025
Album Review: Tim Gartland – Right Amount of Funky
Nashville-based singer and harmonica player Tim Gartland has lived a lifetime in the blues. After witnessing Muddy Waters live onstage, the then-teenage Gartland knew the path he would follow. Subsequently […]
25 Jun 2025
Album Review: Mac Arnold — On a Mission
Necessity is the mother of invention; Mac Arnold arrived at that realization early in his career. When he was a mere teenager, the Upstate South Carolina native fashioned a guitar […]
24 Jun 2025
Yacht Rock Revue Charts a Course for Success
Yacht Rock Revue showcases a style of music of the past, one that has sometimes been looked down upon by self-styled captains of musical taste. But in a musical marketplace […]
23 Jun 2025
Five CCR Classics You Should Know
Best friends since childhood, Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford are also among the most celebrated rhythm sections in rock. As half (and after Tom Fogerty left, two-thirds) of Creedence […]