Getting to Know The Bones of J.R. Jones
If the name doesn’t grab you, the music will. The Bones of J.R. Jones is a bit of an enigma, J.R.’s music is gritty. It’s bluesy. It’s not your average fare. It’s no wonder that his unique style stood out amidst all of
Bob Dylan's Americanarama Festival of Music, Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6, 2013
Cincinnati is an easy town to visit from anywhere. The Riverbend Music Center is even easier, just minutes off the Appalachian Highway that cuts through southern Ohio farm country, sitting on the Ohio River next to what used to be Coney Island Amusement Park along State Route 52.
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Mike Locke & The Repeat Offenders: More Rhythm! More Blues! More Pleasure!
Names can be deceiving. Witness guitar ace Mike Locke and his Repeat Offenders – a Dayton, Ohio based blues powerhouse with a rotating cast of players which has been tearing it up, to put it mildly, on the underground American blues scene for over a decade. In a career that has
Why Regular Radio Sucks
It often takes a shitty experience to inspire a post – and so my three reviews and an interview go on waiting for another day...
Today, I took my cat to the vet for her annual checkup. I get these postcards in the mail of animals dressed in veterinary garb with
Bubba on the Big Ticket: Birthday Wishes to Bob Enos
July 4th is always a bittersweet holiday for me. Sure I love the time of year, getting together with friends and family, music festivals, fireworks etc. However July 4th is also the birthday of Bob Enos, long time trumpet player in Roomful of Blues and countless sessions as a hired
A Hearth Music Visit with 94 Year Old Cajun Fiddler Milton Vanicor
This time last year, I was sitting in the light-filled kitchen of an old officer's house in the historic Fort Worden, an old military complex in Port Townsend, Washington that's been converted into the home of the influential arts organization, Centrum. Every year I and