Jeff Beck’s Seven Decades of Evolution
Jeff Beck biography Blow by Blow is designed for everyone who loves music and the many genres Beck explored. Gearheads will love it, too.
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Jesse Malin’s Memoir Is the Tale of an Extraordinary Everyman
Jesse Malin’s adventures through NYC take Almost Grown‘s readers through hallowed music landmarks where he is found rubbing shoulders with legends with almost comic frequency.
Samantha Fish Discusses the Last Honest Noise
In 2026, with AI-generated songs arriving by the truckload, Samantha Fish decided it might be the right moment to release a live album that leaves the seams showing.
Built with an Old Hammer: Dale Watson’s Honky-Tonk Truth
The tools haven’t changed much. The influences are still there. The approach is the same. Dale Watson is still building, as he puts it, with that old hammer.
Dale Watson Is Still Fiercely Independent on ‘Unwanted’
Dale Watson sings and writes about love, life, and liquor with equal fervour. He’s a passionate man, whether he’s crooning about yellow mustard or his own death.
John Fogerty Has Last Laugh by Remaking His Own Songs
John Fogerty recreates CCR songs note for note. Revenge rock? Maybe, but even die-hard fans will be pleased and perhaps even a bit amazed at the “new” songs.
Who Really Wrote the Band’s “The Weight”?
Even if members of the Band could speak from their graves we couldn’t trust what they said about who wrote “The Weight”.
Soul Man Mike Farris Is Brilliant Digging Up His Roots
Mike Farris recapitulates his musical past in a way that posits him as an artist with plenty of forward momentum even as he builds on history.
Souled American’s Slow Resurrection
Souled American’s Rise Above It offers slow guitar notes chiefly to hear them decay in the abundant silent space of time and distance.
The Peace and Purpose of Mike Farris’ Captivating Music
Rock ‘n’ roller and soul man Mike Farris returns with a new album recorded in Muscle Shoals and blends all of his musical influences into a delicious stew.
Texan Joe Ely Knows Everyone Matters on ‘Love and Freedom’
Joe Ely puts emotional content front and center, whether offering a tale of addiction or a mirthful story of his encounters with a local cop.
Samantha Fish Fires Up the Fillmore on a Magical Night
Samantha Fish and her quartet pour gasoline on the sonic campfire with an electrifying sound that mixes more rock into the blues power stew.