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Joanne Shaw Taylor: Heavy Soul
by Doug Collette
Since guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor effectively recapitulated her roots on Blues From the Heart Live (Keeping The Blues Alive, 2022) she has earnestly endeavored to expand her style. In no short order later that same year, a more pop-oriented and highly-polished studio outing arrived in the form of Nobody's Fool (Keeping The Blues Alive, 2022), thereby setting the stage for the Brit's second outing with producer Kevin Shirley, who also oversaw Wild (Axehouse, 2016). The high-fashion poses of ...
Continue ReadingAnton Fig: Behind The Bandstand, Part 2
by Ben Scholz
Part 1 | Part 2 The last chord has been played, the lights have been dimmed, and the iconic NYC skyline (in miniature) behind Dave's desk has been disassembled and stored. The airing of the finale of “The Late Show With David Letterman" on Wednesday May 20th and the accompanying performance by The CBS Orchestra marks the end of a television era. This past year, Anton Fig teamed up with guitar wizards Eric Johnson and Mike ...
Continue ReadingAnton Fig: Behind the Band Stand, Part 1
by Ben Scholz
Part 1 | Part 2 It's around 3 o'clock in early January, that melancholy time of year where the day perpetually feels like 7 pm. We're standing on West 53rd Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue around the corner from the entrance to The Ed Sullivan Theater. A light haze of snow is falling around the huddled masses waiting in line. Five or six paparazzo are standing behind a gate, cameras in hand. We knock on the door ...
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