Show Review: Buddy Guy at 90: Still Standing at the Center of the Blues
Radio City Music Hall brought generations of musicians together to honor one of the most influential guitarists in American music. But the October 1 celebration was more than a birthday tribute. With Buddy Guy still commanding the stage and Bobby Rush bringing his own remarkable history into the room, the evening became a reminder of […]
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The goods, they bleat, bleeding neon atop the loudest totem so low. Now, some of the greats slip and sluice right down through the underfoot grates without your ears having even countenanced them. Such might be the case with Athens Georgia’s Star Room Boys. Man they frothed and foamed and ran over the cup […]
Charlie Parr – Rooming House This is Mr. Parr’s 20th album & it comes as a conceptual narrative. A folk opera though it only features 7 descriptive tracks. The story is rather intense since it explores the hardships of ordinary people with economic insecurity, finding strength in harsh conditions. Parr’s haunting Delta-blues guitar & gritty […]