Newport Jazz Festival 2018 set out to push boundaries and succeeded admirably
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Ken Shane
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The great American songwriter Lucinda Williams has returned with her 10th studio album. Ken Shane thinks it’s one of the best of her storied career.
Ken Shane
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Don Was (born Don Fagenson) and David Was (born David Weiss) grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, and met in junior high school in the 1960s. It was a…
Will Harris
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The late Doug Fieger was the frontman for The Knack, but while many know him solely for “My Sharona,” Will Harris reminds us how much more he gave us.
Ken Shane
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I know that I have a tendency to dwell on the past, but it seems somehow sad to me that the release of a new album by a member of…
Rob Smith
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Maia Sharp, Echo (2009, Crooked Crown Records) Purchase this album (Amazon) I distinctly recall the first time I heard Maia Sharp sing. It was the summer of 1997, and I…
Ken Shane
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Don’t look now, but there appears to be something of a soul revival going on these days, and I’m not talking about that so-called “neosoul,” with its programmed beats, overly…
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