Music
Dave Easley, Byways of the Moon (Big Ego)
The best way to approach this one is to forget everything you knew about how a pedal steel is supposed to sound, and how these songs are supposed to sound. […]
Dash Rip Rock, “It Ain’t a Party ’Till Somebody Dies” (Single) (Independent)
Dash Rip Rock hasn’t done an outright party record in some time, usually putting their serious roots-rock side up front on CD releases. But this one makes up for lost […]
Champion: Earl Falconer and Matt Doyle of UB40
The legendary British reggae band UB40 is coming to town—one version of it is, anyway. Bands evolve and change over time, but UB40 is a more unusual case because there […]
Zita, Hardly Alive (Independent)
Whoa! Better check the label on this one. Is this really a new album from an indie band, or some long-lost hard rock gem that I misplaced? Maybe it’s the […]
Ever More Nest, Out Here Now (Independent)
As that great philosopher Geddy Lee once sang, tough times demand tough songs. The second album by Ever More Nest—the band project of singer songwriter Kelcy Wilburn—is pretty well steeped […]
Feeling the Darkness: Shawn Williams is country-based with a New Orleans flair
Let’s get the obvious question out of the way: Is Shawn Williams really the person in her songs, the one with the messy emotional life? Absolutely, she replies. But not […]
Jamaican Me Breakfast Club, “Everything I Own” (Single), (Independent)
The Jamaican Me Breakfast Club has reggae-fied another ’70s soft-rock classic, last time it was The Carpenters’ “Close to You,” now it’s Bread’s teary ballad from 1972. And this one […]
Frenchie Moe, Way Down in Hustleville (Independent)
Singer-guitarist Frenchie Moe has quite the backstory: Born in France during the ’80s, she was performing blues as a teenager, and her first band was with veteran UK bluesman Victor […]
The Last Waltz: Anything is possible | An interview with producer Don Was
It looks like there’ll never be a last waltz for The Last Waltz. The Band’s splashy farewell concert from 1976 will be celebrated at the Saenger Theatre on .
A Spiritual Uncle and Nephew: Guitar slinger Darren Hoffman and master drummer Shannon Powell are Uncle Nef
Uncle Nef featuring Shannon Powell and Darren Hoffman will perform in the Blues Tent at Jazz Fest on Friday, May 6, at 12:15 p.m. Uncle Nef may not be the […]
