The twosome's debut release is an impressive recording.
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Music Review: Scott Ramminger – ‘Alive and Ornery’ [2-CD Set]
Ramminger accomplishes to compose earthy arrangements with lyrics that intimate a candid off-the-cuff banter.
Read More »Music Review: Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa – ‘Black Coffee’
A collection of (mostly) obscure songs by familiar artists, Bonamassa and Hart's new album features earthy, electrified reinventions that breathe new life into old numbers while giving the guitarist and the singer plenty of room to show off within icy-tight arrangements.
Read More »Music Review: Jeff Beck – ‘Live at the Hollywood Bowl’ (Blu-ray/2CD 50th Anniversary Concert)
With iconic special guests including Steven Tyler, Buddy Guy, and ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons, Jeff Beck's 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl' is an essential collector's item for longtime fans. Period.
Read More »Music Review: Tinsley Ellis – ‘Winning Hand’
Great bluesman that he is, Ellis can speak volumes in a few well-placed notes. The songs span Chicago blues, rock, and soul with ease, delivering a dose of just about everything electric blues can offer.
Read More »Music Review: Grayson Capps – ‘Scarlett Roses’
Grayson Capps' 'Scarlett Roses' is one of the best albums I've heard to come out of North America this year.
Read More »Music Review: Bill Toms & Hard Rain – ‘Good for My Soul’
Bill Toms' blue-collar, blue-eyed soul rattles and glides like the great horn-driven soul music of days of old.
Read More »Concert Review: Joe Bonamassa (Beacon Theatre, NYC, 21 Sep 2017)
Not since Stevie Ray Vaughan has a true-blue blues guitarist captured a mainstream audience the way Bonamassa has.
Read More »Music Review: Living Colour – ‘Shade’
By any means, 'Shade' is an impressive achievement that few bands 30 years into their career can ever hope to achieve. It may not replace their classic releases, but it absolutely belongs right next to them.
Read More »Concert Review: Jazz and Chihuly, Songs of Protest and Reconciliation at New York Botanical Garden
By the conclusion of the evening, the storm and rain had stopped and the audience had been refreshed and uplifted by the program's embodiment of the evolution of freedom into forgiveness, reconciliation, and love.
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