Author Archive
12 Aug 2024
Album Review: Gerald Cannon – Live at Dizzy’s Club
One quick glance at the stylized cover of Gerald Cannon’s Live at Dizzy’s Club hips the uninitiated to the fact that the record is likely to serve up some classic-era […]
11 Aug 2024
Album Review: Dickey Betts – Live from the Lone Star Roadhouse
1988 was a tough time to be an Allman Brothers Band fan. The group had roared out of Jacksonville, Florida in 1969, with a two-guitar, two-drums attack (in addition to […]
10 Aug 2024
Album Review: Jupiter Cyclops – Age of the UFOnaut
It’s one thing to appreciate the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). But it’s quite another to learn from the style, to take what’s most valuable about it and […]
09 Aug 2024
The Philharmonik: Lessons from the Tiny Desk
Even before he first picked up an instrument, The Philharmonik (born Christian Gates) was a serious music lover. “I was listening to a lot of ‘70s music, he says. “But […]
08 Aug 2024
For the Beach Boys, the Summer Never Ends (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Created with a briefly returning Brian Wilson, the group’s last new studio album of all-original music, That’s Why God Made the Radio, was released in 2012. […]
07 Aug 2024
For the Beach Boys, the Summer Never Ends (Part 1 of 2)
The Beach Boys came on the scene in 1961, straight outta Hawthorne, California. The group’s songs embodied the myth of a youthful and carefree Southern California existence, one filled with […]
06 Aug 2024
Chris Cain’s Life in the Blues
Bay Area bluesman has the best Intentions Chris Cain is a star in the blues world. The electric guitarist, singer and songwriter has just released Good Intentions Gone Bad, his […]
05 Aug 2024
Take Five: Notable Tracks from the Flaming Lips
A modern-day psychedelic band from the unlikeliest place – Oklahoma – The Flaming Lips began as an outsider group with a small but dedicated cult following. They band broke through […]
04 Aug 2024
Album Review: The Embryos – Selling What You Want to Buy
When we last checked in with the Embryos, it was way back in the “before time.” 2019, actually. The group merited notice not once but twice in that year, having […]
03 Aug 2024
Album Review: Tu-Ner – Tu-Ner for Lovers
Playing the music of King Crimson is technically demanding; it requires a level of musicianship to which most players can only aspire. Actually playing as a member of King Crimson […]