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Swamp Dogg: Still a Soulful Maverick After All These Years

May 23, 2022May 23, 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

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

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

Native Rock

Micki Free’s Crescendo in Turquoise Blue

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 j. poet 0 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

Alternative Rock Folk

This Charming Band

March 17, 2022March 19, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Charming Disaster, Lauren Redniss, Marie Curie, Our Lady of Radium, Radioactive

On Our Lady of Radium, Charming Disaster brings light to life’s darker corners

Bluegrass

The Infamous Stringdusters and the Politics of Bluegrass

February 19, 2022February 20, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Americana Vibes, Andy Falco, Andy Hall, Bluegrass, Chris Pandolfi, Jeremy Garrett, The Infamous Stringdusters, Toward The Fray, Toward The Fray-basin, Travis Book

The beloved jamgrass ensemble emerge from the pandemic with their hearts full of song despite the apocalyptic album cover

Instrumental Native

Keith Secola: Portals of the Soul

January 28, 2022January 27, 2022 j. poet 1 Comment 2021, Don Giovanni Records, Keith Secola, Portals

Native America’s premiere artist shifts gears for an album of meditative flute music

Dub/Reggae Reggae Remembrance

The Eternal Bloodlight of Robbie Shakespeare

December 10, 2021April 3, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Bass Guitar, Beenie Man, Bob Marley, Bounty Killer, Bunny "Striker" Lee, Capleton, Dub, King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, Reggae, RIP, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly & Robbie, Sly and Robbie, The Revolutionaries

Legendary Bass Player, Songwriter and Record Producer has died

Indie Rock Power Pop Rock

Jeffrey Dean Foster: Songs of Love and Peace from the Hills of the Carolinas

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments Don Dixon, George Floyd, I'm Starting To Bleed, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Mitch Easter, Record Store Day

The hidden gem of Southern indie pop talks about his excellent new EP I’m Starting to Bleed

Blues

Samantha Fish: Frying Up The Blues

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment Blues, blues guitar, Faster, Fleetwood Mac, Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails, Rounder Records, Samantha Fish, The Rolling Stones

On her excellent new album Faster, the modern guitar maverick switches up her sound

Art Pop Experimental Indie Rock Noise Pop Post-Punk Rock Docs

The Velvet Goldmine of Todd Haynes

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Apple TV+, documentary, John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground, Todd Haynes

The acclaimed director talks with Rock & Roll Globe about his upcoming Velvet Underground documentary premiering on Apple TV+

Blues Funk Soul

Bette Smith: Rock and Soul to Lift Your Spirits

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Bette Smith, Drive-By Truckers, Jimbo Mathus, Matthew Patton, Ruf Records, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Good The Bad and The Bette

Produced by Drive-By Truckers bassist Matthew Patton, the Brooklyn-born singer’s blend of soul, rock, R&B and Southern funk gives these ten new tunes plenty of punch

Punk Rock Rockabilly

Greg Antista and The Lonely Streets: The Neon Heat Is On

September 17, 2021September 23, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments Bad Religion, Big Sandy, Brian Setzer, Buzztop Hurricanes, Greg Antista, Greg Antista and The Lonely Streets, James Intveld, Jessica Kaczmarek, Jorge E. Disguster, Mink Daggers, Russell Scott, Shake Stomp and Stumble, The Adolescents, The Damned, The Hangmen, Under the Neon Heat, Warren Renfrow

The former Joyride guitarist’s handpicked crew of West Coast punk veterans emerge from the pandemic with a wide-ranging second album

Indie Rock New Wave Power Pop

It’s Just A Jenny Thing

September 14, 2021September 16, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, American Canyon, Ehren Baker, Matt Easton, Mike Phillips, New Wave, Shyam Rao, Star Search, The Jenny Thing

Berkeley New Wave favorites from the 90s return with a new, progressive sound on American Canyon

Rock

The Further Adventures of Cosmo In The 1980’s

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Allman Brothers Band, Clifford/Wright, Cliffsong, Cosmo, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Doug Clifford, Eddie Money, For All The Money In The World, Greg Kihn, Jimmy Lyon, Joe Satriani, Keith England, Montrose, Steve Wright (Greg Kihn Band), The Greg Kihn Band, The Who, Tim Gorman

Legendary Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford talks about the album he cut with the bass player from the Greg Kihn Band, Joe Satriani and Eddie Money’s guitarist

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