Category: Rock and Roll

Americana | February 23, 2020

The Delicate Balance of Patterson Hood

Looking at things from a bird’s eye view — maybe one of an Osprey or Cooper’s Hawk sailing over his home in Oregon — Patterson Hood has a damn good […]

Americana | February 12, 2020

The Simple Luminescence Of The Lumineers

It’s funny how something so big can at least start, well, pretty simply. Especially when it involves one of modern music’s most successful and popular current bands, The Lumineers. The […]

Rock and Roll | January 18, 2020

Grace Potter’s Journey From Night Into Day

Vermont will always be Grace Potter‘s “home.” It’s where she was born, in the small town of Waitsfield in the Mad River Valley, it is where her soul took shape, […]

Classic Rock | January 12, 2020

Lez Zeppelin’s Dash For The Gates Of Glory

In a rare instance, there are those moments when something truly remarkable happens on life’s journey. A time when a voice whispers to you, “Yeah, you did it.” A moment […]

Americana | November 29, 2019

Steve Berlin & Los Lobos: Wolves Bond For Life

When Steve Berlin was honing his killer sax chops in his native Philadephia in the 70’s and 80’s, he was ripping it up with bands like Jimmy and the Rhythm […]

Classic Rock | November 11, 2019

The Remarkable Evolution of Marshall Crenshaw

Getting compared to one of rock’s earliest and biggest legends as you start out your career can do one of two things. It can give you some much needed inspiration […]

Americana | November 5, 2019

The Intense Beauty of Allison Moorer’s ‘Blood’

For many people, words can take on several different meanings. For singer/songwriter Allison Moorer, the word “blood” does just that, and so much more. Yes, she wrote a beautiful song […]

Americana | November 4, 2019

John Hiatt’s Incomparable Legacy Of Words

The wonder and fascination of John Hiatt‘s seemingly endless supply of timeless songs is no secret to those who relish, revere and respect his songwriting and storytelling. And that’s a […]

Classic Rock | October 26, 2019

Max Weinberg’s Dream Come True

Picture this. It’s New Jersey in 1974. The turbulent 60’s are over, the 70’s are taking shape. A young, eager 23 year-old drummer from the burbs of Newark is wondering […]

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 […]