Her Songs, Her Voice, Her Guitar…Her Life
On Stage: MARY GAUTHIER came solo acoustic to Hill Country in New York City and mesmerized a near-sellout…
Category: Reviews
Yes, Everybody Does Love John
AVALON, the fourth album in blues woman RORY BLOCK's acclaimed Mentor Series, honors the music of MISSISSIPPI JOHN…
Special Delivery
The U.S. Postal Service has honored RAY CHARLES with a Forever stamp, and Concord has marked the occasion…
Exquisite
Jazz pianist THOMAS SNOW goes Americana on his memorable new album, FRIENDS, and gets a major assist in…
Into the Heaven-Sent Light
Between grieving for her deceased son and celebrating the birth of a new daughter, REBECCA FRAZIER wrote a…
You Got the Silver, Sandy
BIG SANDY and HIS FLY-RITE BOYS are celebrating a silver anniversary this year with a new album of…
Steffani’s ‘Stabat Mater’: Sophistication, Beauty & Originality
A new recording of Steffai's STABAT MATER is a triumph not only for CECILIA BARTOLI and conductor DIEGO…
There Goes the Sun
The 'lost' album from ARTHUR 'BIG BOY' CRUDUP's 1969 Delmark trifecta, SUNNY DAY, may have a placid surface,…
Engaging the Heart
Ace guitarist AMOS GARRETT gathers his Jazz Trio together for a scintillating outing on JazzBlues in which he…
Love or Chicken, It’s Tasty
You might say stellar guitarist-singer-songwriter BILL KIRCHEN lights it up on his new album, Seeds and Steams. Or…