Bob Dylan | Together Through Life – CD Review

Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life, his 46th release, is a heavy, hugely satisfying trip of a recording — far more alive, persuasive and rich for this writer than Modern...

Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Psychedelic Pill – CD Review

When Neil Young picks up the phone and calls guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina, it generally means he's ready to grind it out...

Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Barn – New Studio Release Review

Lock up your daughters and stash your heirlooms because another Neil Young and Crazy Horse album is on the loose. The aptly titled Barn, recorded in a restored 19th...

Pat Travers | The Art Of Time Travel – New Studio Release Review

Guitarist Pat Travers wails across our ears and minds, pretty much harkening back to his 70s heyday, while still staying relevant, with The Art Of Time Travel. While I...

Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks | Tangled Tales – CD Review

Tom Waits once said, “Dan Hicks is fly, sly, wily and dry!” Elvis Costello remarked, “Dan Hicks is an American Treasure.” And Bette Midler praised him with: “Dan Hicks is lightning...

Circa | Valley Of The Windmill – CD Review

For 2016, Circa, the band featuring present Yes bassist Billy Sherwood and original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye that formed in 2007, have released their fourth studio album Valley Of...

HeadCat | Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk – CD Review

What do you get when you put Lemmy Kilmister, Slim Jim Phantom and Danny B. Harvey in one band? You get HeadCat. The Cat’s Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk...

Ben Waters | Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart – CD Review

Depending on which book you read, most agree that pianist Ian Stewart co-founded the Rolling Stones with Brian Jones. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman filled...

Blackmore’s Night | Winter Carols – CD Review

I’m one of those guys who is gonna take Ritchie Blackmore anyway I can get him. From his days in the big bad Deep Purple, up through Rainbow (their Long Live...

Bob Dylan | Modern Times – CD Review

You don’t so much listen to a Bob Dylan album as you digest it — one savory bite at a time. So rushing out a review of Modern Times...