If you’re an artist, musical or otherwise, a five year gap between projects is a lifetime. This holds true for the apprentice setting the foundation for what is to come, to a calloused veteran filled with battle scars from years of honing their craft. Five...Continue Reading
Karl Denson is a generational music talent. For the last generation, his resume has spoken or rather screamed for itself. Not only is he a founding member of the legendary Greyboy Allstars, his numerous personal music projects including Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and KD3 are...Continue Reading
/grab bag/ – an assortment of miscellaneous items Don’t let the name of the Greyboy Allstars latest LP Grab Bag: 2007-2023 fool you. From start to finish this album plays like any of the band’s previous releases. The nine songs are perfectly placed to display...Continue Reading
The number of musical roads criss-crossing Nashville is unlimited. For centuries, musicians have flocked to the Tennessee capitol to showcase their chops in country, bluegrass, folk, rock, and so much more. Regardless of your musical slant, the longest of those musical roads runs from playing...Continue Reading
Recently relocated to New Orleans, Rainy Eyes headed up the Lonesome Highway (actually I-55) to Memphis for a Saturday night gig at Hernando’s Hideaway. With Graceland literally down the rain soaked street, Rainy Eyes was in the backyard of several of her musical influences, Elvis...Continue Reading
With a thud stronger than a California earthquake, JRAD’s weekend run took a seismic shift at the announcement Grateful Dead founder Phil Lesh passed away before Friday’s second show at Oakland’s Fox Theater. The first two nights of the 2024 California run shifted venues from...Continue Reading
With the wind at their backs for the first time, LaMP continues to expand all facets of their musical tag team. The fiery, multi-genre instrumental trio of Scott Metzger, Russ Lawton, and Ray Paczkowski are currently in the middle of their first run of Midwest...Continue Reading
The Mempho Music Festival continues to shine as one of the most diverse, fastest rising festivals across the country. The Radians Amphitheater at Memphis Botanic Gardens once again played host to a wide ranging list of musicians from Karina Rykman to Cody Jinks, or Drew...Continue Reading
Whether you’re a seasoned musician or a newbie establishing roots, a five-year gap between album releases is an eternity. Nobody knows that better than Rainy Eyes (she also happily answers to Rainy or Irena Eide). In Rainy’s perfect world her latest release Lonesome Highway would...Continue Reading
With her musical career firmly back in her grasp, Maggie Rose and her well rounded team set their sights on one vital area… expansion. Breaking free from the chains that bound her to the country music world, Rose immediately expanded her sound to showcase a...Continue Reading