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Asia/XXX (Frontiers Records) By Johanna Mustico Risen from the ashes of musical sensations Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Uriah Heap and King Crimson is Asia, a British rock band whose flair for spinning musical gold is apparent. You may remember...

Ana Egge/Bad Blood (Ammal Records) By Johanna Mustico Arriving on the Americana and folk music scene in the early 1990’s, Ana Egge may not have sold as many albums as the current flavor of the week artist, but she’s built a loyal and strong...

Stand-out CDs (and one LP) from 2012 By Scott Gudell 2012 is another year with strong releases but with an interesting number of new discs put out by artists that have been recording since the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Here’s just a few we highly...

Glenville Colin Cannon By Scott Gudell Three years after his debut release, jazz/fusion guitarist Colin Cannon is back with Glenville. As with 2009’s release In Summary, Glenville is, as Cannon said, “a loose concept album like In Summary...

By Scott Gudell Rip a few pages from the songbooks of Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly or the Pogues, throw ‘em into a blender and create a potent mix of sounds all your own.  Spill it out and you get a dozen spiked songs that make up the...

By Greg Townson Of late, modern jazz has fallen on hard times – just like the rest of us.  While mediocrity rules the airwaves, the work of America’s musical royalty is relegated to the elevator, the dentist chair and the on-hold line....

Just Before the Storm Jerry Falzone By Scott Gudell After you’ve journeyed through the music business for awhile, you occasionally follow the road signs that point down an inviting country road instead of toward a harder rock quarry.  Jerry...

Live Across the Mason Dixon Line (Vol 1 & 2) Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade The press sheet that accompanied the latest Miss Tess recording made a good point: “Country? Blues? Jazz? Folk?? Pick your favorite genre and come enjoy the...