Blues fusion guitarist Gary Clark Jr. will make a stop at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 5. Ever since 2010, when Gary Clark Jr. wowed audiences with electrifying live sets everywhere from the Crossroads Festival to Hollywood’s historic Hotel Café, his modus operandi has remained crystal clear: “I listen to everything…so I want […]
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of catching legendary blues musician Jimmy “Duck” Holmes on stage singing about “moonshine whiskey when I’m dry,” and “must have been the devil that changed your mind.” As I sat tapping my foot to that Bentonian style of playing he’s known for, it got me thinking. Where […]
I descend the Marquis Theater’s narrow stairway into a chilly and sparsely decorated basement room where I find the man responsible for “preaching the gospel of some new kind of depraved music.” Lincoln Durham, the one man Southern-Gothic, Psycho-Blues, Revival-Punk virtuoso is decked out in all black, his hair is neatly combed back, and he’s […]
Dorothy Martin waves to the crowd yet says nothing as the band nonchalantly walks onto the stage lit in a low blood-red light. She turns her back to the cheering crowd, stands in front of the drum kit, lights a small batch of sage, and slowly progresses through a spiritual smudging, something I’ve never seen […]
We’re far from the gaudy lights and arena stage set ups tonight. Instead, everyone is crammed into the historic, ramshackle walls of Globe Hall; it’s underground rock and roll vibe the perfect venue for the raw, grittiness that is Black Pistol Fire. And as sweat pours from Kevin McKeown’s lanky frame while fans grab at […]
Do you need a little pick me up for your commute to work? Maybe you need a few new artists to add to that playlist of yours. Whatever the case may be, here’s a few artists you definitely want to check out. Black Pistol Fire Back in 2015, Consequence of Sound stated, “Sleep on […]
