Montreal Jazz Festival Soars to New Heights Montreal is amazing. The closest thing to a European metropolis in the whole of North America -- Quebec aside -- it’s the ideal setting for the Festival International De Jazz De Montreal, easily one of the most amazing and diverse festivals of its…
Critically acclaimed, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Richard X. Heyman has just kicked off a Kickstarter campaign to finance the release of Incognito, his latest album of hyper-tuneful, guitar-driven originals. Join the Campaign at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1093468908/incognito-richard-x-heymans-new-album . RXH is known nationally as a world class drummer, who’s rocked recordings and live performances with music luminaries…
AMERICA “When we talk about surviving the ‘70s, are we talking about the decade or a certain age?” That comment from John Hall, the erstwhile leader of the band Orleans, made during a panel discussion about the impact of music from that particular decade drew several chuckles, but it was…
Referring to guitarist, vocalist, musical arranger and bandleader Warren Haynes as a journeyman musician is kind of skin to making note of of the fact that it often snows in the arctic. In other words, it's simply stating the obvious. While his day job with Gov’t mule and ongoing efforts…
January 26, 2017 Husband-wife partnerships can be tenuous. At times they find a stronger partner adding a less talented mate merely to assure domestic tranquility. Other times, they lead to a competitive situation which could cause a frayed relationships at home. Happily then, the Tedeschi Trucks Band seems to have…
At age 70, Justin Hayward could very well afford to retire and rest on his laurels, relishing a reputation that elevated him to the upper tier of British rock superstardom, not only for his role helming the Moody Blues, but also for a solo career that was recently encapsulated with…
It’s just after 10 a.m. and Rick Wakeman’s up early, especially by rock star standards. Then again, he’s got a new project to promote, a Yes reunion of sorts that finds him working again with two musicians who, like him, have played important roles in that iconic outfit over the…
Whether you love him or hate him -- and be assured that there are folks who veer towards each extreme -- no one can deny that Ted Nugent makes no apologies. To say he’s passionate about his beliefs -- whether it’s in defense of the NRA, his repudiation of the…
