The Black Crowes Soar with Fresh Tracks and Deep Cuts
This version of the Black Crowes are returning to the straight-ahead, swaggering rock and blistering blues that put them on the map in the early 1990s.
This version of the Black Crowes are returning to the straight-ahead, swaggering rock and blistering blues that put them on the map in the early 1990s.
Charlie Parr remains aware of his blues tradition, but he mostly moves into his own space, building on his roots background with creativity for Little Sun.
As these 1964 albums from the Animals and the Hollies show, the music of the beat boom was characterized by excitement, reverence, and sound.
Blues powerhouse player Christone “Kingfish” Ingram knows how to swing, but at this week’s Extra Innings Festival, he won’t need a baseball bat to prove it.
In the second set, Gov’t Mule forgo their standard repertoire with what turns out to be a series of fan favorite cover tunes that celebrate their influences.
Fleetwood Mac and Humble Pie were a part of the progressive 1960s ethos that carried successfully into the 1970s and beyond. These 1969 albums tell the story.
Six generations of musicians cover the Rolling Stones’ zeitgeist-capturing “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. Some are good. Some bad. Some just have fun with it.
It’s been 25 years since her debut album made a big splash in the blues rock scene, and Susan Tedeschi’s fire is burning as bright as ever.
The 30-year legacy of the Black Crowes’ 1992 LP persists in the strength of its songs, played with all the furious energy that makes for captivating rock music.
Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady continue to age like fine spirits with their masterful skills as pioneering rock tone scientists.
The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds sounds like a great band making a good record well past the point we thought it possible.
No British album better synthesized the warmth, energy, and funkiness of New Orleans R&B, Southern soul, and rock better than Traffic’s 1968 self-titled LP.