In this installment, Christopher Long receives another love gift from his nail tech: a slightly battered original pressing LP copy of Fire on the Mountain, the 1974 classic from Charlie Daniels — for FREE!

Sweet Release (J&R Adventures). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Smokehouse Serenade (Highlander Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Gnomes & Badgers (Seven Spheres Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Jam-band blues-rockers The Magpie Salute brought their unique sound to Central Florida, and Michelle Wilson got a healthy double-dose of one of her favorite bands.

The Story of the Most Influential Radio Station in America

Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Beth Hart offered a healthy serving of blues in Orlando, and Michelle Wilson was there to savor the sweet experience.

Fast becoming one of the most popular festivals in the country, Wanee Music Festival once again brings a delightful mix of top-shelf talent to the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20.

Blues/rock legend Gregg Allman is captured live on stage in Nashville at the apex of his solo career.

Florida’s annual Wanee Festival is a 3 day Southern-style jamfest featuring over thirty bands. The 2010 edition found The Allmann Brothers and Widespread Panic topping a bill of over 30 bands.

Joyful Noise (Columbia). Review by Matt Cibula.

Spirituals (Drag City). Review by Stein Haukland.

How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (Sparrow). Review by Stein Haukland.

The Live Record (Blue Hat). Review by Brian Broccoli.

A Wild Eyed Christmas Night (Sanctuary). Review by TJ Stankus.

The Anthology (MCA/Universal). Review by Hal Horowitz.

Various Artists (UTV). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

In the midst of legal battles with the artists themselves, Polydor has reissued the first solo efforts from members of The Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman’s Laid Back, The Gregg Allman Tour, and Playin’ Up a Storm, and Richard “Dickie” Betts’ Highway Call, Hal Horowitz takes an in-depth look to put these reissues “In Perspective.”

The Radiators (Rattlesby). Review by Brian Kruger.