Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | The Rising – CD Review

With all of the hubbub surrounding its arrival, you would think that The Rising, Bruce Springsteen's first studio album with the E Street Band in over 15 years, would...

Mandoki Soulmates | A Memory Of Our Future – New Studio Release Review

To say there is a lot going on with Leslie Mandoki’s supergroup Mandoki Soulmates, would be a huge understatement. The international collective of musicians playing behind the Hungarian producer,...

Roadcase Royale | First Things First – CD Review

Something familiar, something new, a little rock and a little blues. If that seems like something you might hear with regard to a marriage, well, you’re not far off....

Trevor Rabin | Jacaranda – CD Review

It's been way too long since Trevor Rabin has released a solo album. His last one, 1989's Can't Look Away, showed a lot of promise and was somewhat reminiscent...

Bonnie Raitt | Slipstream – New Studio Release Review

Unlike most of her contemporaries, Bonnie Raitt is as good a guitar player, singer, performer and recording artist today as she was in 1971 when she released her self-titled...

Blackfoot | Southern Native – CD Review

While currently wailing away with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot co-founder and guitarist Ricky Medlocke has teamed up with the current lineup of the band -- lead guitarist and vocalist Tim...

Steve Perry | Traces – CD Review

Sporting one of the most recognizable voices in modern pop rock music, and being out of the music business for over two decades, former Journey singer Steve Perry ‘returns’...

Joanna Connor | 4801 South Indiana Avenue – New Studio Release Review

Busting out of the Chicago blues scene, slide guitar queen Joanna Connor gets down to the nitty gritty on her 14th solo release 4801 South Indiana Avenue, her first...

Eric Clapton | Back Home – CD Review

Aficionados of Eric Clapton’s guitar work may have found some consolation this year when he reformed Cream with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker for four London concerts in May...

George Thorogood & The Destroyers | The Dirty Dozen – CD Review

Buying a George Thorogood & The Destroyers is almost like buying an AC/DC album. In both cases, you pretty much know what you’re in for. No surprises, nothing experimental — just...