James Booker
Classified: Remixed and Expanded (Rounder Records). Review by James Mann.
Classified: Remixed and Expanded (Rounder Records). Review by James Mann.
Songbook (Rounder Records). Review by James Mann.
A Jewish kid from Brooklyn becomes the king of the blues in the classic Brill Building.
Locked Down ( Nonesuch Records). Review by James Mann.
What happens when the Muppets take a whole lot of drugs and partner up with an avant garde musician? Something along the lines of Quintron and Miss Pussycat. Matthew Moyer reveled in the unearthly delights.
Low Country Blues (Rounder Records). Review by James Mann.
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.
The Sea To The North (Breeze Hill). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Frog Tape (Skin Graft Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Another Outsight, another slew of news and recommendations from Thomas Schulte. Includes a best of 2004 and so much more!
Jools Holland’s Big Band Rhythm + Blues (Rhino). Review by Ian Koss.
Herbman 12-inch (Ropeadope). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
The Radiators (Rattlesby). Review by Brian Kruger.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.