The Wild One, Forever
The passing of Tom Petty on Oct. 2, 2017 hit hard. Occurring just days after the completion of the Heartbreakers’ 40th-anniversary tour at the Hollywood Bowl didn’t make the news any easier. The music world has lost several talented artists over the last couple of years, but where many
Tony Joe White's Bad Mouthin' Blues
If you're looking for a swamp thing, Tony Joe White is your go-to man. For the last 50 years, White has been thrashing around in the muck, regaling us with tales of swamp denizens he has been acquainted with. 1968's “Polk Salad Annie” introduced the world
Retro-Cool New Jersey Soul Music Infused With Creative Brass & Vocal
This is a peculiar showcase and that’s exactly why I find it attractive – well, maybe not everything but the first track is a typical, pleasant pop-folk-rock easy-going song. What makes Danny Petroni interesting is this: he isn't going for nor is he preoccupied with the big hit,
What Makes a Great Music City?
As of today, I will have been to 26 of the 50 states in this country (that’s a majority, for you mathematicians out there). I’ve seen a fair few music cities and music communities in my time touring, and as I round the corner on six years based
Takeaways from AmericanaFest 2018; or, WTF is Americana?
What if god is a 17-year-old girl with purple hair standing in front of a Marshall amp playing a red guitar? — David Olney
Most Asked Question of the Week
What the fuck is Americana?
Some asked in earnest, but to most it was a rhetorical musing about the state of
Big Jay McNeely: Drop Everything and Blow
Cecil “Big Jay” McNeely passed away Sunday from prostate cancer. The last surviving link to Los Angeles’ thriving Central Avenue jazz and R&B lifeforce was 91.
McNeely was born in Watts in 1927, when it was rural and milk was delivered by horse and buggy. Known then as