Alliance | Fire And Grace – CD Review

Vocalist and bassist Robert Berry, guitarist Gary Pihl, and drummer David Lauser — collectively known as Alliance — have a new album for 2019 called Fire And Grace, the first...

LMR | Levin Minnemann Rudess – CD Review

How does one even begin to keep up with side projects these days? The disintegration of the record industry and the homegrown nature of recording technology have made it...

Michael Des Barres Band | Carnaby Street

One way or another, you're bound to know Michael Des Barres. As much from his minor role in the famous 60's youth classic To Sir With Love, to fronting...

Widespread Panic | Earth To America – CD Review

Widespread Panic, for those of you who aren’t in the know about such things, was one of the first bands of the 80s to emerge in the shadow of the Grateful...

Van Morrison | Keep It Simple – CD Review

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Van ‘The Man’ Morrison has a released a new CD, Keep It Simple. As he says of the title track “…let’s hope we can get...

Jack Bruce | Silver Rails – CD Review

On the eve before his 71st birthday, famed Cream bassist, vocalist and songwriter Jack Bruce releases Silver Rails, his first solo album in over a decade. With nothing to...

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...

The Black Crowes | Happiness Bastards – New Studio Release Review

The Black Crowes are back with Happiness Bastards, their collection of all-new, original music for the first time in 15 years. The album features the founders Chris Robinson on vocals...

Gary Moore | Bad For You Baby – CD Review

There aren’t many guitar players around with a pedigree like Gary Moore’s. He's a devotee of old guard guys like Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green, while his rock resume features stints with...

Little Feat | Sam’s Place – New Studio Release Review

When it comes to Little Feat’s Sam’s Place, their first new studio album in 12 years, there are a lot of firsts. It’s the first blues album by the...