Etta James Owned the Stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Whether you are just a casual fan of Etta James or a downright fanatic, all will be equally blessed by this tremendous sounding package.
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Paul Thorn Knows It’s ‘Never Too Late to Call’ on Those You Love
On Never Too Late to Call, Paul Thorn charmingly delivers a serious message as a Southern gentleman because he gives a damn.
Paul Thorn Preaches We Should Love Everybody Before We Die
Paul Thorn’s “Holy Hottie Toddy” celebrates having a good time. The song has a simple message. Our time on this planet is short.
Veronica Lewis’ ‘You Ain’t Unlucky’ Is a Rollicking, Retro Good Time
Seventeen-year-old blues pianist Veronica Lewis boogies her way into our hearts on promising debut, You Ain’t Unlucky.
Will Porter Hears the Clock ‘Tick Tock Tick’
Will Porter possesses a deep, gritty baritone voice, and he sings the blues with the sound of one who understands that sooner or later, everything passes.
Maria Muldaur and Tuba Skinny ‘Get Happy Together’
This is the kind of New Orleans music that makes a person smile and tap one’s feet when a song is happy and moan with a knowing smile when it’s sad.
Eddie 9-volt Unleashes His Bluesy Soul with “3AM in Chicago”
Eddie 9-volt unleashes some hot Georgia soul on “3AM in Chicago”, a single from his upcoming album, Little Black Flies.
Delgres and the 4:00 AM Immigrant Blues
The sophomore LP from Paris-based blues-rock trio Delgres, 4:00 AM, is a cohesive and moving response to the forced migration of people of the Global South.
The Claudettes Share the James Bond-Inspired “Kept Them in the Dark” (premiere)
Chicago’s the Claudettes take on inequality and fear on “Kept Them in the Dark”, tracked during sessions for 2020’s ‘High Times in the Dark’.
Bowie Buddie Dana Gillespie Ain’t No Man
The London-based singer-songwriter Dana Gillespie, whose memoir is just out, tells PopMatters about her convivial, free-spirited youth, her adventures with Bowie, Dylan, and Princess Margaret, and the spiritual path that changed her life.
New Orleans Bluesman Alabama Slim Teases New Album with “Rock Me Baby” (premiere)
Alabama Slim's "Rock Me Baby" is music that stays mostly still, allowing the world to move around it and reveal its fullest heart and soul only when the listener becomes one with the music's masterful simplicity and quiet elegance.
‘Step It Up and Go’ Gives North Carolina Music Its Dues
David Menconi's Step It Up is an absorbing love letter to the artists, scenes, and sounds of North Carolina's contributions to American popular music.