Music Review: Joe Bonamassa - Live From Nowhere In Particula

Not so much a review of Joe Bonamassa’s newest release but a testimonial to Joe Bonamassa’s guitar mastery which this 2 Disc set illistrates.

Music Review: Mavis Staples - Live: Hope At The Hideout (Blogcritics.org)
The rhythm and blues church of Mavis Staples is now in session! Mavis Staples, along with her father and sisters (Cleotha, Pervis, and Yvonne), was a member of the legendary Staple Singers from 1948-1994. They were a gospel-based rhythm and blues group who reached their popular and commercial apex with a series of releases for the legendary Stax label from 1968-1975. She has also enjoyed a …

Music Review: The Pete Best Band - Haymans Green (Blogcritics.org)
Which former Beatle drummer put out the Best album this year? Hint: it’s not the one who told his fans to leave him alone. 2008 has been a year of surprises for me, and like most everyone else, the recent jolts in my life have not been especially pleasant. In trying times, we seek the aural comfort food of good pop music more than ever. For a prime example, take the unprecedented response to …

Music Review: The Midway State - Holes (Blogcritics.org)
Canadian band The Midway State might actually be the epitome of classic pop rock. It used to be that music simply existed to tell stories within the mindsets and moods that their creators were experiencing at the time. Good music was able to capture those emotions and evoke them in their listeners.For unknown reasons, somewhere along the line music got more complicated. Lyrics needed to be more …