Posted May 20, 2014 at 3:12 am | No comments
On April 4th, I ventured to Milwaukee’s storied Turner Hall Ballroom to witness the live spectacle that is Annie Clark. Better known by her stage name, St. Vincent, Clark has just released her fourth studio album, St. Vincent, to critical acclaim. Armed with high expectations and a more than adequate knowledge of her catalog, I made myself comfortable about three rows from the stage. The band entered the stage and immediately laid down the groove in the darkness, before a light eventually reveals the Matriarch of the evening, Miss Annie Clark.
Posted in: Concert Reviews, Reviews
Posted May 9, 2014 at 10:19 am | No comments
Former Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee is currently out on tour with his new band Red Dragon Cartel in support of their debut CD released this past January.
Posted in: Reviews, Rock Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted April 30, 2014 at 5:48 am | No comments
The Kentucky-bred hard rockers in Black Stone Cherry have had their music blared from speakers large and small, toured relentlessly with the likes of Nickelback and Motörhead, and debuted at #1 on the UK rock chart with their sophomore release, 2008’s Folklore and Superstition.
Posted in: Book Reviews, Guitars and Guitarists, Interviews
Posted April 22, 2014 at 1:14 pm | No comments
Disciples of the Christian rock band Stryper came out in full force on Saturday April 12th to Stage 48 in New York to hear the gospel of rock!
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Posted April 11, 2014 at 3:31 pm | No comments
Dan Krimm’s Last Chance Jazz, released in 2013, is an archival live recording of his quartet from 1993 at the Kampo Cultural & Media Center in New York City. The group features Krimm on the fretless electric bass, Mike Foster on tenor sax, Rolf Sturm on electric guitar and MIDI guitar synthesizer, and drummer Rich Mercurio.
Posted in: Jazz Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted March 14, 2014 at 6:18 pm | No comments
Coming off of the explosive commercial success of their past two studio albums Paranoid and Master of Reality, the members of Black Sabbath were in the midst of a seemingly limitless creative stride.
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Posted March 6, 2014 at 4:45 pm | No comments
In the early 1990s, guitarist and journalist Banning Eyre traveled to Bamako, Mali to study guitar with Djelimady Tounkara, one of the great Malian guitarists. In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali is Eyre’s account of this experience, as well as a brief primer on the particular culture of jeliya.
Posted in: Music Industry Book Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted January 31, 2014 at 3:12 pm | No comments
Ratt invaded the House of Blues in Anaheim CA on Thursday January 23rd, during the NAMM convention.
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Posted January 30, 2014 at 6:02 am | No comments
Tommy Cecil is one of the most in demand bassists in the D.C and Mid Atlantic area. He relocated to Washington, D.C. , leaving his native Baltimore, MD in 1976
Posted in: Jazz Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted January 26, 2014 at 7:03 pm | One comment
After 25 years of playing together and steady touring, Gipsy Kings offers up Savor Flamenco. The group remains one of the top in their genre and includes: Nicholas Reyes [lead vocals and guitar], Tonnino Baliardo [lead guitar), Paul Reyes [guitar], Andre Reyes [guitar and vocals], Paco Baliardo [guitar] and Diego Baliardo [guitar].
Posted in: Classical Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized
