Album Review: Emmitt-Nershi Band--New Country Blues
Emmitt-Nershi Band--New Country Blues--SCI Fidelity
Few musical styles are quite as polarizing as that of jam bands. The haters deplore the never-ending and meandering solos, the emphasis on instrumental improvisation over singing and melody, and the conspicuous uniformity of the fans, with their emphasis on drugs
Review: Dirk Hamilton - Meet me at the Crux [Akarma 2006]
If the world had been a fair place, and sadly we know it’s not or at least we can identify justice only in the vest of a spoiled lady, the recent reissues of the first three record by Dirk Hamilton would have benefited of a wide echo on papers
The Beautiful Dichotomy of Betty Davis: A Rare Conversation with the Elusive Mistress of Funk
"She doesn't really do interviews, but I'll add you to the list."
That was where my initial request fell for an interview with the reclusive mistress of funk and former ex-wife of Miles Davis. The Seattle based indie label Light In The Attic,
"I remember my first beer": Steve Earle in Winnipeg - Jan.29, 2010
I saw Steve Earle on the opening date of the Exit 0 tour in May of 1987 and haven't missed a single local show since. I've gone out of my way to see him out of town countless times too, in North Dakota, Minnesota, as well
Review: Laura Nyro - "Season Of Lights... Laura Nyro In Concert" [Iconoclassic 2008]
Think about it: Season Of Lights, published in 1977 as the first live album by the New Yorker Laura Nyro (prematurely died in 1997) as well as her second album after five years of artistic silence following the marriage with the carpenter David Bianchini, is generally and rightly regarded as
Tom Waits Glitter and Doom Live
Glitter and Doom Live By Tom Waits
Review by Douglas Heselgrave
(ANTI)
Tom Waits doesn’t tour much anymore. At this point in his life and career, he probably doesn’t have to do much of anything he doesn’t want to do. At a time when many artists of