All In a Day’s Blues
An alum of the late, great Calvin Owens's Blues Orchestra, guitarist CHARLES 'CD' DAVIS has a winner in…
Author: David McGee
Then Came The Reign
Though nominally a bluegrass group, Mobile, Alabama's DELTA REIGN brings folk, blues and western swing styles to bear…
Gutless Vandals Desecrate Tommy Johnson’s Grave; Eddie C. Campbell Benefit Set
Gutless vandals desecrate Delta blues giant TOMMY JOHNSON's grave; benefit set for Chicago blues guitar great EDDIE C.…
Choogling On
Sagacious, well-traveled harp master Pierre Lacocque and his Chicago-based Mississippi Heat blues band offer Delta Bound, a thoroughly…
Between Rock and a Traditional Place
Lisa Matassa's impressive EP Somebody's Baby is not for country traditionalist, but fans of contemporary arena-style mainstream country…
Whither Passionate Kisses?
Boston-based Juliet and the Lonesome Romeos make a favorable impression on their debut album, No Regrets, by serving…
Of Dark Hearts and Lethal Consequences
The Earl Brothers are back with their dark-hearted bluegrass--like no other bluegrass known to humankind--on Outlaw Hillbilly. Our…
Ready for the Long Haul
J.D. Crowe has retired, but his last incarnation of the New South soldiers on, quite impressively, as American…
Alicia Olatuja: Inauguration Day Heat
Unheralded in a lineup of superstars, ALICIA OLATUJA became the big news of the 2013 Presidential Inauguration ceermonies…
The Quiet Heroism of ‘Right Living’
Contributing editor MICHAEL SIGMAN reflects on the recent fall of 'self-appointed heroes' and the virtues of 'quietly…