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21 Oct 2024
Album Review: Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells — Together
One of the things Motown singer Marvin Gaye was most known for was his work within vocal duos. Before his socially-conscious What’s Going On era, Gaye concentrated on a more […]
20 Oct 2024
Seth Applebaum’s Ghost Funk Orchestra
When one thinks of a ghost, there’s an understanding that the figure represents a being that was once living but now continues to exist in the ether, on another plane. […]
19 Oct 2024
Take Five: Classics from Joe Jackson
When Joe Jackson first appeared on the music scene in 1979, he was promoted as part of music’s new wave. But the British-born pianist, songwriter and singer has always been […]
18 Oct 2024
Ally Venable’s Blues for a New Generation
Ally Venable is not your typical blues guitarist. At age 25, she’s as seasoned veteran, having released a debut EP, Wise Man, in 2014, following that up with five albums. […]
17 Oct 2024
Shinedown: Hot Sauces and Sizzling Rock (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Barry Kerch: With Brent being sober for quite a few years now, we’ve re-energized ourselves and really come together as a group. It’s better now than […]
16 Oct 2024
Shinedown: Hot Sauces and Sizzling Rock (Part 1 of 2)
Launched 23 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida, Shinedown makes its own brand of passionate, high-energy alt-rock. With seven albums to its credit (2022’s Planet Zero is the latest), Shinedown is […]
15 Oct 2024
30 Days Out, October 2024 #2: Help with Helene
For this edition of what is customarily my twice-monthly roundup of live music in Asheville and Western NC, I’m taking a different approach. The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene is […]
14 Oct 2024
Album Review: Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated – BBC Sessions #1: 1962-1965
A great deal of what is thought of as the British Invasion (“beat era” if you’re from the UK) arose from the blues and r&b scene in the very early […]
13 Oct 2024
Album Review: Jose Ramirez – Bad Hombre
Costa Rican guitarist Jose Ramirez has covered a great deal of ground during his few years in the spotlight. Debuting in 2021 with the self-released Here I Come, he demonstrated […]
12 Oct 2024
Album Review: Nick Gravenites with Pete Sears – Rogue Blues
NOTE: Gravenites passed away shortly after this review first appeared in Living Blues. Nick Gravenites is music royalty. A prime exponent of Chicago blues, he was a towering figure in […]