A Warm and Inviting Christmas with the Cartwright Clan
Originally released in 1963 just as television’s Bonanza was climbing to #1 in the Nielsen’s, Christmas on the Ponderosa was one of several commercial tie-ins that accompanied the show’s success. Released by RCA, the thirteen tracks feature the golden throats of Bonanza’s four stars - Dan
Luxuriant Sedans' Final Ride
For the last five years, Winston-Salem, North Carolina's Luxuriant Sedans have been cruising Piedmont highways with their brash brand of bombastic blues rock. This time out, they decided to whomp you upside the head with a more serious hard-core blues collection than on their previous efforts,
Darin & Brooke Aldridge on the Rise
A few weeks ago my wife and I journeyed the 1,000 miles down to King’s Mountain, North Carolina, to attend the seventh annual Darin & Brooke Aldridge Holiday Concert at the Joy Performance Center there. We attended both the afternoon and the evening shows, enjoying each immensely. But
Don't Judge Book By Cover: Blistering Soul-Blues, Cabaret, Spiritual Ballads & Rap - Wow
Though the album cover is quite alluring this young lady is all blues but with a pounding theatrical no holds barred showcase. This is not your Uncle’s Muddy Waters or Bessie Smith. Arkansas-born Tammie Shannon’s All of Me is filled with blues licks and saxes but she
Jeff Tweedy Invites Us into His Life
This fall, one music memoir stands above the gelatinous glut of words that have oozed onto bookshelves and into our lives. Jeff Tweedy’s Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. — the main title is a phrase his father used
The Native Sibling Reveal Folk-Laced Cover of The Cranberries
The Native Sibling have been a groundbreaking Folk duo that has captured my ears for a number of years. Today they share with the world their new single “Dreams,” a cover of The Cranberries classic.
On the piece the group offers up a dose of heaven as singers and siblings