Rant ‘n’ Roll — Charlie Faye & The Fayettes, John Fusco and the X-Road Riders, and more! Mike Greenblatt March 20, 2019 Albums, Reviews The Whole Shebang (Bigger Better More Records), by Charlie Faye & The Fayettes, feels good. An update on the girl groups of the ’60s, singer-songwriter Faye wrote or co-wrote 12 frilly retro-pop tunes, sing...
Rant ‘n’ Roll: The Delines, Dave Rudolph Quartet, Aaron Goldberg, and much more! Mike Greenblatt March 13, 2019 Albums, Reviews The story of the second album of The Delines would make a great movie. In 2014, the Portland, Oregon Americana band with the country-soul female singer made many a Top 10 list with its Colfax debut. With most o...
Album Review: Upstate — ‘Healing’ Debra Kate Schafer March 13, 2019 Albums, Reviews If you have a weakness for harmonies and down to earth instrumentals, this New York-based six-piece is the band for you. In a way, the aptly named Upstate is a mix of Hanson, Dawes, and Lake Street Drive, makin...
Rant ‘n’ Roll: Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom, David Dominique, Kalyn Fay, and more! Mike Greenblatt March 6, 2019 Albums, Columns, Rant 'N' Roll, Reviews This Glitter Wolf Bites Drummer/composer/educator Allison Miller has been busy. In New York City, she sits in with the band on Late Night with Seth Myers. In Washington D.C., she’s Musical Director for INK a...
Makin’ Waves Record of the Week: Karma Gambit’s This is Probably a Mistake, But… Bob Makin February 27, 2019 Albums, Reviews Karma Gambit’s debut LP, This is Probably a Mistake, But…, is a forceful forging of signature Jack Linden folk-rock with blasts of Beatlesque/Bowie-like power-pop. On Karma Gambit’s debut LP, This is ...
Rant ‘n’ Roll: Clifford Lamb, Gurf Morlix, Miho Hazama, Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson, and Andy B. Mike Greenblatt February 27, 2019 Albums, Columns, Rant 'N' Roll, Reviews Mash-Up City Blues & Hues (Weber Works Entertainment Group) by San Francisco pianist-composer Clifford Lamb mashes up old and new to ingratiating effect. The brainchild of producer Jeffrey Weber, its eig...
Makin’ Waves Record of the Week: Ezra Caspi’s The Best Is Yet to Come Bob Makin February 22, 2019 Albums, Reviews Ezra Caspi, 17, wrote, produced, recorded and performed a debut full-length, The Best Is Yet to Come, in a way that belies his age. Seventeen-year-old singer-songwriter Ezra Caspi is a retro-rockin’ second-g...
Rant ‘n’ Roll Mike Greenblatt February 20, 2019 Albums, Columns, Rant 'N' Roll, Reviews Solo Piano Billy Joel once wrote “And the piano it sounds like a carnival....” Nowhere is that more applicable than on James Fernando’s solo piano debut, his self-released The Lonely Sailor, where he deconst...
aBIRD: “Hard Times In Two Dimensions” (Mint 400 Records) Debra Kate Schafer January 16, 2019 Albums, Reviews With fresh start in mind and intensity in his lyrics, Adam Bird has taken the creativity he always had and the musicality he always wanted and blended the two to create the perfect concoction of new and ...
“Bill Popp: Solo” (121st Records) Debra Kate Schafer December 5, 2018 Albums, Reviews Being a staple in the New York music scene is no small feat, so you can only imagine one’s talent and dedication if they’ve been able to be a part of it for over 35 years. Bill Popp and The Tapes have do...
