Kenny Garrett spoke about his band and his heroes and took no prisoners onstage at the 2014 Montreal Jazz Festival. A peak at the jazz saxophonist‘s performance there plus a chat including Kenny talking about Sonny Rollins and the lineage of jazz greats like Parker and Coltrane that serve as […]
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To say that Mary Sarah’s career is off to a great start is a huge understatement… the 19 year old country musician chats about her album Bridges on which she sings with country music legends like Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.
Scottish alt-rock band Teenage Fanclub still sound great 25 years after they got together near Glasgow. Saint Rich – with roots in Sussex County NJ – supported admirably…
Legendary singer-songwriter John Hiatt spoke about the blues & his new album Terms of My Surrender and then got down to business on a beautiful night between the sea and financial district skyscrapers…
There are always a lot of difficult decisions at Montreal Jazz Festival (because many appealing shows are scheduled at the same time) and the 2014 event is no different – but when Tony Bennett and Elvis Costello are in town, that’s a no-brainer…
Say Anything’s Max Bemis spoke about the pop-punk band‘s new album Hebrews and how its songs translate to the stage…
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY punk rock band The So So Glos are honest underdogs who are rewarding to cheer for…
Miles Davis Way is named in Manhattan, The Bootleg Series has unearthed some great performances from the jazz legend, and a biopic is scheduled to start production next month.
Joe Henry has added an excellent new album to the innumerable amazing records he has created as a producer and recording artist.
Jack White and Broken Bells delivered stellar sets that stood out among a stacked Governors Ball lineup…
Kristian Bush of country music duo Sugarland nodded to The Replacements while chatting about his first solo album Southern Gravity. He road-tested songs from it at City Winery on Friday 05/30/14. His band-mates have resumes with Better Than Ezra & Erykah Badu on them and he’s been writing songs like […]
Steve Wilson led Wilsonian’s Grain through six nights at the Village Vanguard with tape machines rolling for the last two…
Walter Martin – with a special assist from a pair of his old bandmates in The Walkmen – Hamilton Leithauser and Matt Barrick, not to mention Karen O, celebrated the release of his family album We’re All Young Together at Joe’s Pub. I also spoke with Hamilton recently at WFUV […]
Bilal went a long time without putting out a new album (he explains why in this interview) but now the record company hurdles have been cleared and he is free to not only play a great show like he did the other night at Stage 48 but also record dynamite new […]
Steve Kuhn led his trio (Steve Swallow & Joey Baron) through a run of stellar performances at Birdland this week.
The Robert Cray Band, amazingly, has 40 years under its belt. Bob showcased material from his new record, In My Soul, at B.B. Kings…
Marking the release of Teeth Dreams as well as the tenth anniversary of their debut album Almost Killed Me, The Hold Steady held court at Hill Country.
Nir Felder explained where he was coming from and then showed where he was AT at a le poisson rouge album release party…
The Allman Brothers Band: Last Stand At The Beacon – Say it ain’t so…a chat with Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks of The Allman Brothers Band on the end of the road and a look at the 3/14/14 performance at The Beacon.