Author: j. poet

Electronic Techno House Jungle Etc. World 

Acid Arab: Destroying the Barriers Between East and West 

March 14, 2023 j. poet 0 Comments 2023, ٣ (Trois), Acid Arab, Algerian, Crammed Discs, Electronics, France, Moodymann, Paris

Talking ٣ (Trois) with the Parisian electronic outfit

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Indie Rock Rock 

Blues Lawyer and the Art of Patience

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 j. poet 0 Comments Alejandra Alcala, All In Good Time, Blues Lawyer, COVID-19, Dark Entries Records, Ellen Matthews, Elyse Schrock, Rob Miller

How the band bounced back from pandemic peril with a fab new album

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Blues Folk Rock 

Janis Joplin And Jorma Kaukonen: The First Steps On The Road To Fame

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 j. poet 6 Comments 1964, a, Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen, Omnivore Recordings, The Legendary Typewriter Tape

The Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna guitar great discusses The Legendary Typewriter Tape

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Rock 

The Claudettes: Roots Rockers Pen Standards for a New Generation

October 21, 2022October 22, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Anthony Gravino, Berit Ulseth, Charlie Hunter, Johnny Iguana, Kurt Elling, Matt Torre, Michael Caskey, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ted Hutt, The Claudettes, The Claudettes Go Out!, Violent Femmes, Zach Verdoorn

Frontman Johnny Iguana talks about the band’s new album The Claudettes Go Out!

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Mimi Roman: The First Brooklyn Cowgirl Finally Gets Her Due

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Bobby Vinton, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley, First of the Brooklyn Cowgirls, Gene Autry, Kitty Ford, Mimi Roman, Owen Bradley, Patsy Cline, Pussycat, Sundazed Music

A conversation with an unsung American treasure who fought antisemitism in country and early rock

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Folk Punk 

Gogol Bordello: Coming to Terms with the Era of the End of Eras 

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Agnostic Front, Cooking Vinyl, Eugene Hütz, Fugazi, Gogol Bordello, Gorilla Biscuits, Green Day, Jello Biafra, Joe Lally, Les Claypool, Primus, Quicksand, Rival Schools, Roger Miret, Solidaritine, Tre Cool, Ukraine, Walter Schreifels

Frontman Eugene Hütz talks about the band’s new album Solidaritine and the ongoing war in his Ukrainian homeland

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Punk Rock 

Tijuana Panthers: Long Beach Punks Growing Old Gracefully

September 3, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, California, Chad Wachtel, Dan Michicoff, Halfway to Eighty, Innovative Leisure, interview, Long Beach, Phil Shaheen, Tijuana Panthers

The band’s new album, Halfway to Eighty, out now on Innovative Leisure

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Indie Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

The Handcuffs Revisit Their Roots

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Brad Elvis, Burn The Rails, Chicago, Chloe Orwell, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, The Handcuffs

With a little help from Morgan Fisher of Mott The Hoople, the Chicago band delivers their best work yet on Burn the Rails

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Films Folk Pop 

The Anatomy of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Hallelujah, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen A Journey A Song, Jeff Buckley, Joe Cocker, John Cale, Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Shrek, Sony Pictures Classics

A new documentary by filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller charts the unlikely success of Cohen’s signature song

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Country and/or Western Folk Gospel North Americana 

Mary Gauthier: Songs of Hope and Love from the Eye of the Storm

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Danny Mitchell, Dark Enough to See the Stars, Juan Solorzano, Mary Gauthier, Nashville, recovery, Thirty Tigers

“I’m a writer, but there’s no mandate for me to write songs about my memories or personal experiences”

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Soul 

Swamp Dogg: Still A Soulful Maverick After All These Years 

May 23, 2022May 30, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Auto-Tune, Bakersfield, Bon Iver, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, I Need A Job, I Need A Job... So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune, Jerry Williams, Joe Tex, Justin Vernon, Merle Haggard, Nashville, Soul, Swamp Dogg

An exclusive chat with the modern day king of Auto-Tune

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Blues Hard Rock Rock 

Jane Lee Hooker: Knee Deep in the Blues and Loving It

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Big Mama Thornton, Bobby Blue BLand, Dana Athens, Hail Mary Zadroga, Jane Lee Hooker, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin’ Ron Salvo, Tina T-Bone Gorin, Tracy Hightop

With a bold new album, the band is back on the road again in a van named Dwight, doing what they do best

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Bluegrass 

Del McCoury: Alive and Picking

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Almost Proud, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass, Del McCoury, guitar, The Del McCoury Band

One of the Founding Fathers of Bluegrass is still going strong at 83

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North Americana Rock Soul 

Rain Perry: What Does It Mean to Be White?

April 13, 2022December 13, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments A White Album, Derrick Bell, Precipitous Records, race, Rain Perry

A frank conversation with the acclaimed singer-songwriter

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Native Rock 

Micki Free’s Crescendo in Turquoise Blue

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 j. poet 2 Comments Carlos Santana, Dark Idol Music, Gene Simmons, Micki Free, Native American, Shalamar, Turquoise Blue

An exclusive post-pandemic chat with the Native American guitar hero

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