Upon a first listen, you may think Blue Heaven is a quirky fun dance band that knows how to use an echo driven Stratocaster and simple chord progressions (aka ambient guitar tones) to their full potential. There is a method in the simplicity. The music on their sophomore album “Volume Two” has an aura....

New York based Jane Lee Hooker released a debut album of blues covers and was then dubbed a blues band. It turns out that the album, No B! is really a cover story. ”At the end of the...

“Records, record stores, the way we made them, that’s all gone now and it’s up to the young musicians to figure it all out” – Joe Walsh Indeed, the musical landscape has changed...

If you are a fan of Joe Bonamassa, you may be asking yourself the same question after every show, namely, “where is the summit? Each performance can be dubbed his best show you have seen. That’s what it always feels like. Maybe It’s the perfection of decades of touring, the choice of stellar musicians...

Carrie Underwood  PPG Paints Arena  Pittsburgh Pa. February 26, 2023 Reviewed by Michael Rampa Wow it’s true about kids growing up too fast. Carrie Underwood introduced the song “Wasted”...

It is impossible not to not be mesmerized by Sting; the golden locks, the butterscotch voice and a youthful exuberance that belies his 71 years, most of which were spent as a rock star fronting...

Livin’ My Best Life Curb records 2022) Reviewed by Michael Rampa Dylan Scott’s second album is a study in contradiction. “Livin’, My Best Life “may seem unwieldy at first with 16 tracks, but it clocks in in just under an hour thanks to five songs that come in under the industry’s the three-minute...

Georgia Broken Bow 2022 Reviewed my Michael Rampa Jason Aldean’s 10th studio album “Georgia” initially seems like a yeoman’s effort. As the second half of a double album that follows...

Lauren Alaina Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World (2021) Mercury Nashville Reviewed by Michael Rampa Lauren Alaina is flat out delightful. The bubbly Southern belle charmed her way into...

Ellen Starski’s debut album “The Days When The Peonies Prayed For The Ants,” is surely one of the most unique titles in recent memory. In her live shows, she takes you along on the album’s autobiographical journey 12 years in the making from her origins in rural Reynoldsville, PA to Nashville. For...

  A collision, a safety car and a Red Bull gamble. Those three ingredients delivered the most exciting Grand Prix in recent memory. Sebastian Vettel led. Then Valtteri Bottas led. But...

Gretchen Wilson Ready To Get Rowdy-2017 (Redneck Records) Gretchen Wilson is best known for her 2004 smash hit “Redneck Woman.” She has three No.1 albums to her credit but has been...

By their own admission Track 45 hails from a town that is – big enough for a WalMart and a Waffle House, but not a Target or a Starbucks. Ironically, Meridian, Miss. (population (41,148) is the birthplace of the father of country music, Jimmy Rodgers. The harmony-driven sibling trio of Track45 includes...

By Michael Rampa April 2021 By their own admission Track 45 hails from a town that is “big enough for a Wal Mart and a Waffle House but not a Target or a Starbucks” Ironically, Meridian,...

  It was only fitting that Lindsay Ell had Lauren Alaina as a guest on her recent livestream concert. Alaina penned the song “Crashing The Boy’s Club.” That is exactly what Ell...

endary rock band Pearl Jam has announced that the tickets to their upcoming summer tour will be “fairly-priced.” Pearl Jam has been very vocal about their disdain over the practices of Ticketmaster. In the ’90s, Pearl Jam got into some beef with Ticketmaster because the service demanded a $1 service...

Monday, April 17, 2023 – The Americana Music Association announced the first 50 of hundreds of acts slated to showcase at its annual AMERICANAFEST, which runs from Sept, 19-23 in Nashville. Acts...

Bassist Michael Rhodes passes away Monday, March 6, 2023 – Bassist Michael Rhodes, who had a very long of songs on which he played, passed away on Saturday at 69 of pancreatic cancer...

POST A COMMENT. After 1,000 votes, the standings: 1) “All Along the Watchtower”- Jimi Hendrix 2) “Comfortably Numb”- David Gilmour 3)”Stairway to Heaven”- Jimmy Page 4)”I’m So Afraid”- Lindsey Buckingham 5) “Do you Feel Like We Do?”- Peter...

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