Shemekia Copeland, America’s Child – Review by Imogen Speith Award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland released her most compelling outing to date on Alligator Records entitled, America’s Child, on Friday, August 3, 2018. The record was produced by Nashville singer-songwriter and notable Read more
Sundae + Mr. Goessl, When You’re Smiling – Review by Constance Tucker Sassy and classy, yes that’s right. The duo of Sundae + Mr. Goessl fits into that category quite nicely. Sundae + Mr. Goessl’s fifth studio album When You’re Read more
Garth Brooks, Garth Brooks’ new album – Review by D. Lee Its been a long time coming, but the time is now, the beer drinking, friend hanging, honky-tonk king has done it again with a self-titled album. The man who Read more
Jim Pharis, High Mileage – Review by Donald Rumpert Old Jalopy or old faithful? Hot rod, probably not. Pharis is that authentic, dependable acoustic player that melds a helping of acoustic blues covers with originals. A solid fingerpicking guitarist, Read more
Melbreeze, Animazonia – Review J Pepper When you see an album that features some of the most well-known bossa-nova tunes by Jobim, Nascimento, or Jorge Ben Jor, you might think you are in for a sedate bossa experience, with an Read more
Rondi Marsh, The Pink Room – Review by Constance Tucker One-part gypsy jazz, two parts sultry chanteuse and that my friends is the recipe we call Rondi Marsh. Backed by members of Pearl Django, this outing is smoking hot. Born Read more
Leslie Satcher, 2 Days in Muscle Shoals – Review by Imogen Speith Leslie Satcher was born in Paris. Well, Texas that is, where she sang in local churches and schools an experience which she lists as one of her biggest Read more
Los Texmaniacs, Cruzando Borders – Review J. Pepper Los Texmaniacs is a conjunto band created by Max Baca in 1997. Baca wanted to create a band that incorporated elements from genres such as Rock & Roll and Jazz while still Read more
Darrian Ford, New Standards – Review by Constance Tucker Darrian Ford is not a newcomer to the spotlight. Born in Chicago, Ford began his professional theater career at age thirteen in Oscar Brown Jr’s The Great Nitty Gritty. At Fifteen Read more
by Constance Tucker A splendidly conceived and developed album by a pianist that knows jazz and spirituals, combined with a vocalist that knows how to sing different styles. The title of the album is, Spiritual Impressions on Inner Circle Music, Read more
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