JON ANDERSON: “MUSIC IS AN ADVENTURE”
Michael Lello Photo by Deborah Anderson You might say Jon Anderson had us at hello. That’s all he needed to say when he answered his phone for an interview, and we knew we had dialed the right numb...
Readmore
STEVE HACKETT REVISITS THE DREAM OF CLASSIC GENESIS
By Michael Lello If you were writing the bible of British progressive rock, you would be well advised to start with the book of Genesis. While the band might be best known for its 1980s and ’90s h...
Readmore
NATALIE CRESSMAN: PAINTING IN BROAD STROKES
By Michael Lello While Natalie Cressman’s instrument of choice is the trombone, one might say the paintbrush – at least figuratively – is also a key tool in the arsenal of the young multi-instrumenta...
Readmore
KELLER WILLIAMS STAKES OUT HIS OWN MUSIC REAL ESTATE
By Michael Lester Quirky, deadpan instrumental wizard Keller Williams is so multitalented, few of his fans would shrug at the suggestion he was peddling homes, moonlighting as an agent with Keller Wi...
Readmore
AMY HELM: “IT’S OUR JOB TO PASS IT ON”
By Michael Lello Amy Helm is playing a vital role in keeping alive the legacy of her late father Levon – and not just in name. When the legendary drummer, singer and mandolin player from The Band di...
Readmore
JOHN THE CONQUEROR CELEBRATES “THE GOOD LIFE” — AND ASSHOLES
By Nikki M. Mascali John the Conqueror was a folkloric slave hero, an African prince sold into slavery in America who never let his enslavement break his spirit. John the Conqueror is also a root us...
Readmore
SARAH JAROSZ: “I SORT OF PINCH MYSELF”
By Michael Lello With Grammy nominations, critical acclaim (“one of acoustic music’s finest talents,” says the New York Times) and collaborations with some of Americana’s biggest names, Sarah Jarosz ...
Readmore
PREMIERE: ATLAS ARROWS, “IT’S EASY”
Atlas Arrows — “It's Easy” Atlas Arrows, based in the Binghamton, N.Y., area has announced the March 18 release of its new EP “Grainy Days.” Today also marks the debut of “It’s Easy,” the first so...
Readmore
HEAVY BLONDE: “YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME THING”
By Michael Lello What started out as a songwriting project grew into a recording project, and starting this Friday, a live band. Heavy Blonde, featuring former members of And The Moneynotes, will ma...
Readmore
JONATHAN WILSON’S SURREAL CALIFORNIA TRIP
By Michael Lello Some artists’ music is inextricably connected to a location. The Beatles and Liverpool. Bruce Springsteen and New Jersey. Willie Nelson and Texas. Jonathan Wilson’s sound has bee...
Readmore