new release Archive
30 Aug 2020
Album Review: Franck L. Goldwasser – Sweet Little Black Spider
The 1980s were not a rich era for the blues. But the decade wasn’t without highlights. Artists like Joe Louis Walker and Arthur Adams were prominent on the scene. And […]
29 Aug 2020
DVD Review: Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones
Sometimes I cringe a bit when learning that there’s been made a new film purporting to explore a notorious scandal or controversy of the past. There’s a very high likelihood […]
26 Aug 2020
Three is the Magic Number: The Lickerish Quartet (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two … EPs Versus Albums The Lickerish Quartet made the decision not to release a traditional debut album; instead a series of EPs is planned. Threesome Vol. […]
25 Aug 2020
Three is the Magic Number: The Lickerish Quartet (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One … Manning says that the never-made third record would have been a double-LP that showcased each member’s songwriting, one side each. “Like Sloan’s Commonwealth,” Manning suggests. […]
24 Aug 2020
Three is the Magic Number: The Lickerish Quartet (Part 1 of 3)
A new group, The Lickerish Quartet, has released the first in a series of EPs. But the group isn’t exactly new, and its it’s not a quartet. Roger Joseph Manning, […]
23 Aug 2020
Album Review: King Solomon Hicks – Harlem
Opening with Leon Russell’s “I’d Rather Be Blind” underscores the point that King Solomon Hicks is no blues purist. His reading of the song – first cut by Freddie King […]
22 Aug 2020
Album Review: Bill Kirchen – The Proper Years
What to make of possible hyperbole? When I read that Bill Kirchen is known as “The Titan of the Telecaster,” I wasn’t at all sure what to think. At first […]
19 Aug 2020
Eleanor Underhill: Honoring and Obliterating Tradition
In late 2018, Eleanor Underhill released her debut solo album, Navigate the Madness. While she didn’t – and still doesn’t plan to – abandon her popular and widely admired duo […]
16 Aug 2020
Album Review: Big Bill Broonzy — The Midnight Special
Big Bill Broonzy’s musical influence is incalculable. And even though he recorded prolifically, a new archival release is an important addition to his body of work. A solo acoustic performance, […]
14 Aug 2020
Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen: A Conversation with Derrick Bang (Part 2)
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: I think it’s interesting the number of times in the books when you end discussion of a given film and its music from, […]