Category: Music Genres

Classic Rock | October 6, 2019

Squeeze Live at Kennedy Center: Squeezing Out Sparks

If I…if I…if I…didn’t know any better, I would have thought that the Squeeze concert held at the elegant Kennedy Center Concert Hall recently was taking place in 1981 or […]

Americana | September 29, 2019

Marc Cohn: It’s Called Respect

Respect. It’s not automatic, it’s not a given, it’s not just handed to you, especially in the music business. You have to earn it, often with alot of hard work, […]

Classic Rock | September 27, 2019

Gary Puckett’s Will Power

For Gary Puckett, once he found the band he wanted, rock and roll success came at a fast and furious clip. After only a year of being together, he and […]

Classic Rock | September 21, 2019

REO Speedwagon’s Still-Incredible Journey

Their music was everywhere over a ten year stretch, primarily from the mid 70s to mid 80s, 10 years or so when you really couldn’t flip on your favorite FM […]

Classic Rock | September 20, 2019

Rick Wakeman’s Wonderful Life

Just mentioning his name exudes the stuff of legend, often eliciting a subtle gasp of awe at the stunning spectrum of his almost 60 year musical career, and the massive […]

Classic Rock | September 15, 2019

Jake Shimabukuro’s Humble Rise To The Mahina

You’d think that the man who basically reinvented both the playing of and worldwide appreciation for the ukelele in the late 20th/early 21st century would be at least a little […]

Blues | August 30, 2019

Ode To Danny & Roy

Danny and Roy. The fascinating and compelling scenario of the melding of their two lives is just too deep not to fantasize about. So just go with me here, if […]

Folk Music | August 18, 2019

Rufus Wainwright: Blessed By Life

“I just stepped out of the ocean to talk to you. I live…a blessed existence.” In many ways, Rufus Wainwright does live a blessed existence. He is a highly regarded […]

Featured | August 15, 2019

The Mavericks: 30 Years In The Melting Pot

The first thing The Mavericks‘ co-founder and drummer Paul Deakin told me when we hooked up to discuss the band’s 30th anniversary of making music was that he and his […]

Classic Rock | July 31, 2019

Jon Anderson: Yesterday and Today

Of all the majestically beautiful music that Jon Anderson has been a part of over the last 50 years — primarily as lead singer for legendary prog rock gods Yes […]