Music Break: End of November Remembering

Music Break: End of November Remembering

On May 15th of 2012 I lost my first Doberman Pinscher, Boris. Very suddenly. Soon after that I wrote a gut-spill blog post titled “Mid-May-Mourning” to this blog. Today, on November 30, I’ve lost my second Doberman Pinscher, Ballack. Once again, very suddenly. And...
Album review: Eternally Even by Jim James

Album review: Eternally Even by Jim James

[Originally published for Performer Magazine] Jim James Eternally Even Produced by Jim James and Blake Mills ATO/Capitol Records Release: November 4, 2016 www.JimJames.com Jim James has cultivated a reputation for being an experimental musician, not pledging...
Forecastle Festival Continues to Grow and Evolve into 2016

Forecastle Festival Continues to Grow and Evolve into 2016

[Originally published for Performer Magazine] Once upon a time, in July of 2002, a grassroots-organized neighborhood gathering of music, art and activism took place in a quaint little patch of grass in the Fredrick Olmsted-designed Tyler Park. Located in the heart of...
Album Review: “Kentucky” by Black Stone Cherry

Album Review: “Kentucky” by Black Stone Cherry

[Originally published for Performer Magazine] Black Stone Cherry  Kentucky Barrick Studios: Edmonton, KY Mascot Label Group Available: April 1, 2016 BlackStoneCherry.com “So turn the radio up when your heart breaks down.” Rock n’ roll. Southern. Hard. Dirty. Grungy....