Written By: 93XRT
John Butler Trio rocked out a great live performance in Chicago this past Monday night to a sold out audience at Lincoln Hall. After a sweet performance from opener Tim Brantley, John Butler and his guys walked onstage to a loud and energetic XRT crowd. They played favorites such as “Used to Get [...]
Written By: Tom Marker
In New Orleans Allen Toussaint is known as “Mr. Music.” He has written so many hit songs, produced so many legendary sessions, and scouted, befriended and mentored so many young musicians that he has probably done as much as anyone to shape that city’s great musical sound, past and present. Allen didn’t used [...]
Written By: Tom Marker
Another inspiring show this past weekend with Mavis Staples, this time in the concert hall at the Old Town School of Folk Music, a room that looks and sounds great and is therefore fitting for a performer who sounds and looks so beautiful herself. Mavis Staples’ live performances took a big change after the release of [...]
Written By: Frank E. Lee
It was a night of sturdy songs, cast iron ballads and timeless tunes, many selected by the legendary Man In Black himself from a list of essential tracks he gave to his eighteen year old daughter in the seventies. That same daughter, Rosanne Cash, grown up now and blessed with a pure, crystalline [...]