David Mallett ‘Celebration’ North Road Records Now in his fourth decade as a touring musician David Mallett is a throwback in all the right ways, a wandering troubadour who’d be equally at home playing The Ryman Theater as he would your back porch. His strength isContinue Reading
In my ongoing efforts to stay current with the many releases that cross my desk I’ll again try to keep my comments to around 150 words or less. So much music and so little space to cover it all! Neil Young + Promise of the Real ‘Earth’ Reprise Records Continue Reading
Are we really midway through the year? As Sandy Denny once so beautifully sang, “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” For me much of it has been spent listening to music, enjoying the long days of summer and finding solace in the things I enjoy. I hope you can doContinue Reading
Welcome to summer and the June edition of this column. I’m continually amazed at the excess of great music out there and wishing I only had more time and space toContinue Reading
by James Cassara – I’m still trying to catch up with the ever growing stack of discs to be covered (review one more and two shall take its place!) so brevity remains the name of the game. Remember, two stars or five, anything mentioned here is worthy of your timeContinue Reading
by James Cassara – I’m back again, focusing on newer under the radar releases and, in an effort to catch up, keeping each review as brief as possible. If it gets a mention here it’s worth your time. Life’s too short to spend on meaningless music! The Westies Six onContinue Reading
by James Cassara – I am foregoing reviews of new releases this month and focusing on a few deluxe boxed sets available on both vinyl and CD, packed with extra goodies and the sort of memorabilia we baby boomers love! Next month I’ll again tackle new releases. King Crimson LiveContinue Reading
by James Cassara – Let’s kick off the New Year with a batch of albums that came out during the second half of 2015 but were somehow lost in the shuffle. All good stuff, all worthy of mention, but there is so much music crossing my desk that inevitably IContinue Reading
by James Cassara – I kick off this month’s reviews with a pair of gents named Shawn, a debut EP, a welcome release by a long standing and underappreciated band, a tribute recording, and a just in time for the holidays boxed set that would gladden the heart of anyContinue Reading
