If you’re a full-time musician playing in the New Orleans area, one thing is for certain. You’re going to be a part of multiple bands, musical projects, and more. Live music constantly pumps through the Crescent City, and its unending bars and musical venues open until the early morning hours. The opportunity is there for the taking....Continue Reading
When Neal Casal passed in 2019, the ripples throughout the music world were widespread. From potential filled pals Kenny Roby, Zephaniah Ohora and John Lee Shannon to legends Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, his resume was rapidly expanding. He was in the perfect spot for...Continue Reading
Neal Casal left this world way too soon. Sadly, that’s common for musicians of his brilliance. What makes Casal’s passing in 2019 even sadder is he was at a career apex at the time. He’d long overcome the struggles of a rising guitarist and was...Continue Reading
Quickly expanding on their skyrocketing success, LaMP’s latest release One of Us exemplifies the synchronicity sparked by the musical collision of Russ Lawton, Ray Paczkowski, and Scott Metzger. The second studio album from the instrumental trio further colors the multi genre canvas they’ve been painting...Continue Reading
“I’ve never seen worry accomplish anything… so I decided not to do it.” – Willie Nelson Whether you’re a green musician or a seasoned veteran with years of releases, heeding the musings of the legendary Willie Nelson is a wise idea. Nelson’s take on eliminating...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
If there is a list of musicians overdue to release a new album, Leslie Mendelson has been at the top or very close to it for a long time. Until now. Mendelson’s latest release, After the Party, her first since 2020’s If You Can’t Say...Continue Reading
Duane Betts has been a fixture in the jamband scene so long, it’s almost unimaginable he hasn’t released a solo album. That will change on July 14th with his debut “Wild & Precious Life” (Royal Potato Family). The album was recorded at Derek Trucks and...Continue Reading
Like numerous musicians, Tom Hamilton used the covid pandemic to dig through his personal music archive refamiliarizing himself with old projects and passions. Like several of his peers, he found music from his early days that lit a spark not to be extinguished. The result is...Continue Reading
Percussionist Mike Dillon is blessed with an insatiable amount of energy and creativity – his musical wheels stay in overdrive and his output as of late is in a league of its own. One of his latest projects, Mike Dillon and Punkadelick, with pianist/keyboardist Brian Haas...Continue Reading