DJ for Full Circle
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
“Full Circle” connects classic artists and songs to their contemporary counterparts. Each playlist starts with the old and moves on to the new, spanning from blues, soul, and rock ’n’ roll to country, folk and Americana. It’s for those who’ve lost touch on keeping up with the ever-changing musical landscape or those who might want to explore past their tried and true favorites. “Full Circle” connects music by comparing lyrical... Read More
Latest Album Reviews
Review of Brown Eyed Blues
Album Info: Brown Eyed Blues
Jeff Pitchell Album: Brown Eyed Blues Label: Deguello Genre(s): Electric BluesBlues
Posted By: Duane Verh
May 29, 2024
Review
Overstuffed with ear-catching fare, Jeff Pitchell’s current offering almost dares a listener to pick a “best” track of the lot. The Hartford CT-bred guitarslinger/tunesmith here delivers a tasty, stylistically varied set with not a slouch to be found. The title track moves with a NOLA-like swagger that should garner airplay, followed up with a goes-down-easy jump blues, “Wait”. The urgent ballad “Caught Up In The Wave” is a standout track as is the inspirational “Every Day”. Mr. Pitchell’s sure-fingered fretwork is to be found all though the set but also noteworthy is Duane Betts’ signature play on “When We Kiss”. Good, good stuff.
Jacqui Naylor Album: Treasures of the Heart Label: Ruby Star Genre(s): Crossover Jazz
Posted By: Robert Silverstein
May 25, 2024
Review
There are plenty of pleasurable R&B and pop-jazz vibes running thoughout Treasures Of The Heart, the 2024 album by California-based singer-songwriter Jacqui Naylor. For her 14-track, 60 minute album, Ms. Naylor teams with a number of fine musicians including Art Khu (keyboards, guitars, co-production), Richie Goods (bass), Ele Howell (drums) and Erik Jekabson (trumpet, flugelhorn). The end result is a pleasant hour of breezy, easy on the ear music that represents Ms. Naylor as a gifted singer-songwriter and a song interpreter.
A good example of Ms. Naylor’s fine covering skills is the lead off track, the jazz standard “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was”, written in 1939 by Rogers & Hart. Other standards here that mix well among album originals written by Ms. Naylor and her pianist Art Khu, include a take on “True Colors”, the 1986 song
Review of True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Album Info: True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Bobby Christina's Caravan Album: True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt "Guitar" Murphy Label: Nola Blue Genre(s): Contemporary BluesClassic Blues
Posted By: Duane Verh
May 19, 2024
Review
With a pack of guest artists bursting at the seams, producer/drummer Bob Christina supplemented what became departed blues legend Matt “Guitar” Murphy’s final studio sessions with a collection of good-vibes lineups populated with colleagues and admirers of the master axeman. Solid instrumental play is to be found everywhere starting with Mr. Murphy’s own features, a pair that serve as leadoff tracks for the double-disc package. Others delivering as one might expect include Bob Margolin, Duke Robillard, Ronnie Earl and Blues Brothers partner Steve Cropper. Speaking of the movie, vocalist Toni Lynn Washington serves up a nice reading of Aretha Franklin’s “Think”. Unsurprisingly, Tracy Nelson provides a moving vocal on Don Nix’s “Same Old Blues”. Other tracks of note include
Khruangbin Album: A LA SALA Label: Dead Oceans Genre(s): Alternative Rock
Posted By: Robert Silverstein
May 18, 2024
Review
Texas-based guitar-centric instrumental band Khruangbin are making waves with their fourth album called A La Sala. It’s very hard to pigeonhole their sound but overall, this album is quite derivative and neo-exotic in scope. Almost completely devoid of intensity, melody or musical direction, the Khruangbin sound borrows from reggae, neo-soul and soundtrack music to a limited degree. Clocking in at 40-minutes, A La Sala is very easy on the ears so it does make for an hour or so of breezy listening.
Musically, Khruangbin is fronted by a trio of fine instrumentalists including Mark “Marko” Speer (guitars), Laura Lee Ochoa (bass) and Donald “DJ” Johnson, Jr. (drums). There was an interesting guitar instrumental band from Georgia in the early 1980s called Love Tractor and the dreamy, neo-psychedelic soul and groove sound of this Khruangbin album has kind of a
JP Soars Album: Brick By Brick Label: Liitle Village Genre(s): Contemporary Blues, Chicago BluesBlues
Posted By: Duane Verh
May 12, 2024
Review
Packed to the rafters with his formidable versatility, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist JP Soars’ newest offering serves up in generous slices of tasty original roots-bound fare, each seasoned in its own particular style. The muscle-rock of the leadoff title track yields to a Mark Knopfler-esque ballad, “Jezebel”. Mr. Soars’ pinpoint play on the country romp “Can’t Keep Her Off My Mind” is in response to some smokin’ work from fiddler Anne Harris. Soars’ sly vocal take on the sole cover here, the Little Milton gem “That’s What Love Will Make You Do”, should garner attention as well. Nice work.
May 21, 2024 -
Released in mid-2024, It’s Worth It is the second solo album by Delay Tactics guitarist and keyboard player David Udell. It’s Worth It... Read Full Article
Mar 15, 2024 -
CMH RECORDS (Country. Music. Heritage.) maintains a rich history of classic country and bluegrass albums and is honoring several of these legacy... Read Full Article
Jan 31, 2024 -
Ashé Records is proud to announce the release of A Better Way, an album of uncommon beauty and depth written by Portland-based... Read Full Article
Jan 11, 2024 -
Way back in the 90s, a lasting friendship was born out of jazz. Warren Byrd was playing piano at a jam session at a now-defunct jazz... Read Full Article
Nov 6, 2023 -
Jimmy Ryan and Ryanetics Music, Ltd. is proud to announce the 2023 release of “Beatboxer”, a two-song single featuring... Read Full Article
Oct 20, 2023 -
The latest track picked for video release on You Tube and the web by Brooklyn rockers Zan Zone, “Holding You Tight” actually features two... Read Full Article