Sammy Hagar: All Night Long
Sammy Hagar All Night Long (Capitol Records) As live albums go, All Night Long from Sammy Hagar has always been known to be killer. Boasting no overdubs, a cracker-jack band behind the red rocker (Bill Church on bass and background vocals; Alan “Fitz” Fitzgerald on keys and backing vocals; the hard pounding Denny Carmassi on drums; and Gary Pihl More...
Color You: The Grand Trine
Color You The Grand Trine (self-released) L.A.’s Color You has just released The Grand Trine. Opening with the title track, which is just a snippet of movie dialogue and wind sound effects, we are quickly into More...
Wicklow Atwater: The Fallen Flame String Band
Wicklow Atwater The Fallen Flame String Band (self-released) “Don’t Throw (My Love Away),” with its quick lines of mandolin, banjo, bass, and backing harmonica, opens Wicklow Atwater’s new album, The Fallen More...
Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker (Sony Music Entertainment) A few weeks before his passing, Leonard Cohen offered us one final peek into his lyrical brilliance, a nine-track record inspired by his arrival at a More...
Pink Martini: Je dis oui!
Pink Martini Je dis oui! (Heinz Records) In 1994, aspiring politician Thomas Lauderdale grew so sick of dull soundtracks at political fundraisers that he decided to form the band now known as Pink Martini as a More...
Norah Jones: Day Breaks
Norah Jones Day Breaks (Blue Note) It’s been nearly 14 years since Norah Jones’ Blue Note debut, Come Away with Me, which earned her five Grammy awards at the 2003 ceremony. Since then, she’s released five More...
Phil Gammage: Used Man For Sale
Phil Gammage Used Man For Sale (self-released) Phil Gammage’s Used Man For Sale is a blues paradise of a ten-song album. It features Gammage on lead vocals, guitars, vibes, keyboards, and harmonica; Kevin Tooley More...
Tory Lanez: I Told You
Tory Lanez I Told You (Mad Love/Interscope Records) I didn’t know much about Tory Lanez when he released his 2014 mixtape Lost Cause. The mixtape brought Tory a bunch of buzz and the single “Say It” rose More...
Robbie Williams: The Heavy Entertainment Show
Robbie Williams The Heavy Entertainment Show (Columbia) There is no escaping the over-the-top 11th studio album, The Heavy Entertainment Show by Robbie Williams. You maybe have heard about the controversy Williams More...
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd.) “Good grief,” a phrase familiar to most and resonant to more than a few. Due to tragic events, Nick Cave is exposed to this, prompting creativity to More...
