AMERISERV FLOOD CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL Lineup includes Dr. John & the Lower 911, Del McCoury Band The Smithereens, Anders Osborne (JOHNSTOWN, Pa.) – The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival is set for August 3-5 with a strong lineup that includes Dr. John & the Lower 911, Del McCoury Band, The Smithereens, Anders Osborne and [...]
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Sonny Landreth
Elemental Journey Sonny Landreth’s 11th album, bearing the fittingly evocative title Elemental Journey, is something very different from the Louisiana slide wizard. Released on his own Landfall label on May 22, 2012, the new CD is Landreth’s first all-instrumental effort and his most adventurous work to date. “From day one on the guitar, many genres [...]
Jon Cleary playing with Dr. John at Floodfest by Monica Yasher
The seeds for Jon Cleary’s sixth solo CD were sown when the acclaimed songwriter, pianist and singer was asked the hypothetical question, “Would you ever do a record of somebody else’s tunes?” The English-born Cleary, who has made New Orleans his home for more than three decades, provides his emphatic answer with the utterly captivating [...]
ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD: AN INTERVIEW WITH DEVON ALLMAN
Their name says it all. Devon Allman, Cyril Neville, Mike Zito, Charlie Wooten and Yonrico Scott have created this generation’s newest brotherhood – an eclectic mix of “Soul, Rock, Funk, Rock and Blues.” Appearing at the Flood City Music Festival, this is one brotherhood you don’t want to miss. Devon Allman and [...]
Talking to Eric Tessmer by Monica Yasher
The Eric Tessmer Band are becoming one of the premier bands in the Austin, TX area. I met up with Eric Tessmer, and he shared how he spent his 19th birthday treking to Austin, TX. After taking his first walk on the streets, he received immediate affirmation that he was in [...]
