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These days, it’s good to be Jason Isbell. A talented songwriter blessed with guitar-playing skills to match, the Alabama-born Isbell belts out country-flavored rock songs straight from the heart, leaving […]

Plugged in, raw and immediate, Chicago blues carries on a musical tradition that, arguably more than any other regional blues scene, continues to stay vital and present while proudly holding […]

When you think of bluegrass music, “Brooklyn” and “rap” don’t immediately spring to mind. But the more you think about what drives the venerable acoustic-based music form (most notably its […]

The multi-instrumental force of nature known as J. Hubner has been at the music-making game for nearly 15 years now. Goodbyewave’s beautiful indie pop first hit ears in 2002, and […]

Soulful, funky, in your face. That’s part of JD3’s appeal (they’re also known as The Jondo Trio).  There are also definite threads of Southern rock and swampy blues running through […]

Though he’s still active in the local music scene both as a solo artist and as bandleader of The Orange Opera, the evergreen Kevin Hambrick has cut back on his […]

There’s a very compelling story that goes along with this quietly stunning record. But let’s first shine a light on the music which springs from the talented mind of composer, […]

What happens when you leave home to take a journey that introduces you to the art that will define you … and then you come back?  For local jazz performer […]

Always a star-studded affair, the Majic Miracle Music project has been a runaway success since its first release over half a decade ago. Now comes Majic Miracle Music Volume 6, […]