Singer-songwriter Linda Marks reaches more glorious artist heights on Queen Of The Angels
Boston singer-songwriter Linda Marks doesn’t hesitate to depict life in all of its glories or in all of its tragic moments. Her latest album Queen Of The Angels continues Marks’s quest to hold a mirror up to even the things we’d rather not think about as well as the things that inspire us greatly. She […]
Blues man Brad Dubay makes stellar debut with Planet 9
New Hampshire based blues artist Brad Dubay recently released his debut album Planet 9. While the album title is trippy, the blues music played by this guitarist is all down and dirty authentic, inspired by the Chicago bands from the 1950s and those earlier cats from the Mississippi Delta. Dubay and his group serve it […]
Retro CD Review: Philip Pemberton proves world class singer on Dreamers album
It’s time for me to write another Retro CD Review. This happens when an album from the past jumps up and grabs my attention. This time it’s Philip Pemberton’s 1999 Dreamers, a work of sophisticated boogie influenced by old school R&B singing as well as good old fashioned rock and roll. Pemberton combines these elements […]
Jeff Summa And The Roasters offer up plenty of talent and fun on Who’s Got My Lighter
Jeff Summa and the Roasters new work Who’s Got My Lighter is robust with vibrant musicianship as well as humorous scenarios in every song. This Connecticut jam band keeps starting out with smart solid song structures for each number then expands each tune into a jam workout, giving the listener even more of what got […]
Namedroppers get even better with Cool Blue Shoes
Namedroppers offer up another fun album built on the solid foundation of blues, old school R&B, and oldies rock and roll from the late 1950s to early 1960s. Putting their own personal stamp on those idioms has, as always, resulted in an album loaded with vibrant songs that allure, entertain, and keep the listener coming […]
Tobin Mueller offers massively pleasant arrangements on Fragments
Tobin Mueller’s Fragments album certainly gives the listener a lot to sink his teeth into. Plenty of thick arrangements leave the tracks with many nuggets to enjoy with each listening. Connecticut’s Mueller digs in so deep that he has to give himself a composer’s credit with the original songwriters from the world of popular music […]
Sado-Domestics rock their exotic sound harder on Getting The Ghost
Sado-Domestics rose up from the Jamaica Plain area of Boston to offer some finely developed recordings as well as live shows in their native city. The band rocks things up much more on their new Getting The Ghost album, though their exotic blend of mandolin, pedal steel, and unusual instrumentation keep the listener just as […]
The Gravel Project certainly do Find What You Need rocking the blues with gusto
Gravel Project’s new release Find What You Need flows with groove in each big boss track. The size of this band’s musical personality carries throughout the album as husky vocals and eruptive instrumentation make the listener feel that someone’s soul was on fire when each song was written and recorded. “Love The Life” opens with […]
Retro CD Review: Joel Cage’s debut Last Hard Road proves a powerful portrait of the artist as a young man
I’m on a kick for writing Retro CD Reviews: Joel Cage’s 1995 debut album Last Hard Road is still bursting with energy from his aggressive vocal rasp and his gritty acoustic guitar assertions. The entire album is a masterwork as well as an accurate portrait of the artist as a young man. Playing all instruments […]
Retro CD Review: Singer-songwriter Karen Grenier soared on 2011’s Crazy Love
It’s that time again, folks. I’m going back in time to write a retro CD Review of a local artist released years ago, Karen Grenier’s 2011 release Crazy Love. On this album Grenier, a New Hampshire to Somerville, Massachusetts singer-songwriter spawns numerous romantic tales with a fine texture of country music idioms and acoustic instruments […]
