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Paul McCartney The Boys of Dungeon Lane Being a half-century-long Paul McCartney fan since my mid-1970s childhood days, I have been there through a good portion of Paul’s post-Beatles career, through the hits and successes, as well as the misses and missteps. As an album listener, I am not one to want to put something […]
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This week features two roots festivals new to the column: the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival (Calabasas, California, May 17, 2026) and the Albino Skunk Music Festival (Greer, South Carolina, May 6-9, 2026).
Begun in 1961 as a modest gathering in the Santa Monica Mountains Topanga has blossomed
Grainne Duffy What Am I Supposed To Do? Well, this is different in an exciting way. Take 25% of Bonnie Tyler, another 25% of Kim Carnes, with 50% of the rocking exuberance of Melissa Etheridge & you would have the enthusiasm of the raw-voiced Irish singer Grainne Duffy (guitar), who spills her soulful, bluesy rock […]
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Rag And Bone – Strain This set gets off to a serious, melodic pop-oriented quality with “The World Is Coming Down,” with slight reminders of the late Karl Wallinger’s World Party. Rag And Bone are fine-tuned with their disparate rock voices, guitar riffs & arrangements that cut their own path. Even “The Serf,” while not […]
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