Ali McGuirk Knows What She’s Got ‘Til It’s Gone’
The music gets jazzy and soulful on Til It’s Gone as Ali McGuirk shows off her vocal talents. The results provide a wealth of sonic enjoyment.
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Brandi and the Alexanders View Present Through Past on ‘REFLECTION’
Whether the songs concern racism, family matters, or dancing, one feels the music as well as hears it in Brandi and the Alexanders’ REFLECTION.
Sly5thAve and Roberto Verástegui’s Refreshing “Agua de Jamaica” (PREMIERE)
Sly5thAve and Roberto Verástegui capture something improbable, the ineffable essence of an afternoon that speaks beyond time, place, language, and culture.
Highlights From That Mystery Girl of Chickasaw County, Bobbie Gentry
The two CD The Girl From Chickasaw County: Highlights From the Capitol Masters has come out and should satisfy all but the most rabid Bobbie Gentry fans.
The Staple Singers Still Provide Consolation for Living in a Cruel World 50 Years Later
Craft Recordings releases a 50th-anniversary edition of the Staple Singers’ soul classic ‘Be Altitude: Respect Yourself’ and the music has never sounded better.
Elizabeth King Finds Her Time with ‘I Got a Love’
With I Got a Love, gospel soul artist Elizabeth King gets to where she always could have been, a recording artist with consistency and originality.
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who?’ Brought the Grand Diva into the 1980s
Aretha Franklin’s comeback with ‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who?’ wasn’t an awkward attempt to be hip. Instead, she entered the cool, synth-sluiced 1980s with aplomb.
Alternative Electronic Duo FINKEL Go Home to Move Forward
The Los Angeles-based alternative electronic duo FINKEL talk about traveling mid-winter to a small island in Michigan to inspire their new album, Islanders.
DJ Amir Is Fighting for Detroit’s Musical Underdogs with Jazzanova
Jazzanova’s DJ Amir has fought for the musical underdog, and with the Strata Records catalog now readily available, Detroit soul and jazz are getting a glow-up.
Janis Joplin on the Outskirts of Town
Janis Joplin didn’t just play the blues or even live the blues, she was the blues – a figure of interminable longing and loneliness: the blues incarnate.
The Staples Jr. Singers Are Resurrected by ‘When Do We Get Paid’ Re-Issue
Luaka Bop’s reissue of the Staples Jr. Singers’ sole album, When Do We Get Paid, brings a crucial gospel LP back into circulation.
One Night in May 2011 with Mavis Staples and Levon Helm
American roots music legends Mavis Staples and Levon Helm teamed up in 2011 for a fabulous collaboration, which we can now thankfully hear on Carry Me Home.
