Mixtape 146 :: Gear Summer
It’s hard to to live up to a name like Young Fresh Fellows when you’ve been at it for almost 40 years, but good time rock and roll never goes out of style.
It’s hard to to live up to a name like Young Fresh Fellows when you’ve been at it for almost 40 years, but good time rock and roll never goes out of style.
The legendary 83 year old bluesman can still command a stage, says Roi Tamkin.
Sitting On Top of the Blues (Deep Rush Records/Thirty Tigers). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Beth Hart offered a healthy serving of blues in Orlando, and Michelle Wilson was there to savor the sweet experience.
Black To Blues ( Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
A documentary about the innovative guitar legend interspersed with performances from an all-star tribute from 2006.
Midnight Highway (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Keb’ Mo’ inspires Jacksonville, and Michelle Wilson, to dance in the aisles and bask in the good vibes of a feel-good concert.
Red Clay Soul (Heartfixer Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
From the Big Muddy: Impressions of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2016
The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1974 (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
He’s simply the greatest. B.B. King: The Life of Riley tells the story and the struggle behind his life in the blues.
Feels So Good ( TRC Records). Review by James Mann.
It was a must-see double-bill - an old fashioned blues bash of epic proportions - the pairing of one of today’s top artists with a bona fide living legend.
Live at Legends (Silvertone/RCA). Review by Joe Frietze.
I’ll Play the Blues for You (Stax). Review by James Mann.
The inaugural, and hopefully annual, Orlando Calling Festival brings BIG acts to Central Florida for a major two-day music festival November 12-13.
“How High The Moon,” indeed. Imelda May’s tribute to Les Paul & Mary Ford - with Jeff Beck along for the ride - not only caused quite a sensation at the Grammys, it opened America’s eyes and ears to an Irish singing sensation on the rise. Steve Stav recently talked to Ms. May about her big night, guitar god Beck, and her upcoming U.S. tour.
35th Anniversary Jam (Telarc). Review by Bill Campbell.
Buddy’s Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy (Silvertone). Review by James Mann
Four local bands lit up Melbourne, Florida at the Pineapples Moon Room. The lineup, presented by Red Eye Booking, included London on Fire, The Speed Spirits, and Dunies, all from in Melbourne, and special guest, Orlando band Better Than This.
In this episode, Jeremy Glazier talks with Noah Lekas of the band American Restless, who draws on his Midwest roots for inspiration.
A young man with a mental condition struggles to understand the world.
This week, Christopher Long pulls up at a neighborhood garage sale and picks up his fourth vinyl copy of Song of Joy, the 1976 platinum slab from the Captain & Tennille.
Mikko Niskanen’s recently restored 1972 mini-series Eight Deadly Shots is a complex look at the real-life murders of four police officers in the farming community of Sääksmäki, Finland, in March 1969. Lily and Generoso review the powerful fictionalized adaptation of this tragic incident.
Lily and Generoso review Smoking Causes Coughing, the newest creation from surrealist comic genius Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Mandibles) that follows the adventures and storytelling endeavors of the kaiju-fighting Tobacco Force!
Ink 19’s Roi J. Tamkin reviews Drumming With Dead Can Dance and Parallel Adventures, Peter Ulrich’s memoir of an artistic life fueled by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard’s remarkable friendship.
Tymisha Harris tells the story of Josephine Baker with the perfect mix of theater, history, and jazz in Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play.