review Archive
31 Mar 2026
Album Reviews: Four by Ray Charles
Among his myriad achievements, Ray Charles was the consummate crossover artist. Across the scope of his lengthy career, he made music in a wide variety of styles: r&b, rock ‘n’ […]
30 Mar 2026
Hundred-word Reviews for March 2026: New Releases #2
For this edition of my closet-clearing capsule reviews, I present quick takes on five recently released titles. There’s blues, powerpop, progressive rock and whatever it is that L. Shankar does […]
20 Mar 2026
Album Review: Kyle Rowland – Not Holding Back!
An International Blues Challenge semifinalist in 2024 and 2025, Sacramento-based harmonica player Kyle Rowland is a busy musician. His live unit Rowland & Tumblin’ covers the waterfront style-wise, working funk, […]
19 Mar 2026
Album Review: Mississippi Heat – Don’t Look Back
Israel-born with Belgian roots, Pierre Lacoque doesn’t – at least on paper – present as the most likely of authentic blues artists. But beginning with 1992’s Straight from the Heart, […]
18 Mar 2026
Album Review: Robbin Kapsalis – The Blues is in the House
Blues singer Robbin Kapsalis is from Chicago’s South Side, with a career that has taken her from Atlanta to D.C. and beyond. But to record The Blues is in the […]
06 Mar 2026
Box Set Review Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 50: Deluxe Edition (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… LP4: Live at Wembley 1974 In June 1974 – more than a year before Wish You Were Here was released, and in fact more than six […]
05 Mar 2026
Box Set Review Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 50: Deluxe Edition (Part 1 of 2)
In 1975, Pink Floyd was one of the biggest bands in the world, a status that its members – and most observers – could have scarcely imagined even three years […]
04 Mar 2026
Hundred-word Reviews for March 2026: Archival
This roundup of new(ish) archival releases features five albums, all available on good ol’ back-to-vinyl. Jeffrey Runnings – Piqued Though the label is bandied about with reckless abandon, Lo-fi is […]
03 Mar 2026
Hundred-word Reviews for March 2026: New Releases
This time around it’s an assortment of riches in a variety of styles, all with my enthusiastic recommendation. Salt Collective – A Brief History of Blindness One of the most […]
27 Feb 2026
Album Review: Miles Davis – The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel
While serious and exclusively-jazz fans might bristle at the notion, Miles Davis is jazz’s Beatles. While their musical careers and work are vastly different, both Miles and the Fab Four […]