The Gal Behind The Guy: An Interview With Annie Lawlor
When you see Buddy Guy perform live, it is easy to imagine that he simply teleported onto the stage, propelled there by his own energy and…
Bob Seger: Beautiful Loser
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] friend recently sent me a video containing footage taken at parties during our first two years of college. The action takes place exclusively in the…
Gear Guys: Robert Baglione
The Player: Robert Baglione Lead guitar player for Sheryl Youngblood Full time touring musician based in Chicago Also works/records out of Nashville and New York robertbaglione.com…
Holmes Brothers – Brotherhood
by Mark Augustine In a performing career that has lasted over thirty years, brothers Wendell and Sherman Holmes, and their “brother-in-spirit” Popsy Dixon, have painstakingly crafted…
Classic Album: Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal (1968) by Mark Augustine 1968 is one of those strange years in music history whose own significance is overshadowed by being…
Flyin’ Shoes: Townes Van Zandt
by Mark Augustine There was one point when I realized, man, I could really do this. But it takes blowing everything off. It takes blowing your…
Mavis Staples: One True Vine
Review by Mark Augustine When we engage a piece of music (or any art, for that matter) we are filtering it through what we believe the…
Allman Brothers: Chicago Theater Show
By Mark Augustine How do you begin talking about The Allman Brothers Band? The Allman’s musical legacy is equaled only by the band’s history of personal…
Studebaker John: Kingsville Jukin’
Mark Augustine Kingsville Jukin’ by Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings Delmark Records 2013 Even if the songs weren’t as consistently good as they are on Kingsville…
CD Review: James Cotton “Cotton Mouth” Man
James Cotton Cotton Mouth Man Alligator Records by Mark Augustine James Cotton’s latest release, Cotton Mouth Man, has a more ambitious goal that most blues records, especially…