The 50 Greatest Live Acts? What? No Prince?

Who doesn’t love a music list? After all, they make great clickbait, right? Hype Music Festivals (who?) has just published its … More

Tommy Bolin and Friends, “Great Gypsy Soul” (CD review)

(recently published in Relix; direct link) Tommy Bolin and Friends, Great Gypsy Soul (429/Samson) It’s easy to imagine that ace … More

(Below is a review initially intended for publication elsewhere; photo is mine, taken at Bear Creek Music Festival) Derek Trucks … More

Derek Trucks possesses one of the most expressive, intriguing and pliable instrumental voices of any genre. He’s a young but … More

Five releases in rotation at home and in the car – a list without comment (in alphabetical order): Ryan Adams, … More

Selected concerts — jazz, blues, jamband, New Orleans music, Americana, worldbeat, pop/rock and more — on the music calendar of … More

As promised, here’s more about fast-rising singer and blues guitarist Tedeschi, who’s joining slide-guitar wizard Derek Trucks for a Soul … More

Some folks around the Tampa Bay area are practically swooning in anticipation over several just-announced early 2009 shows by big … More

I’m still feeling the extra-sensory afterglow of the great music – and serene outdoors setting – I experienced at the … More