The Listening Room has been tipped off that Kung Fu, a jazz/funk/fusion band made up of noted Connecticut musicians, is finally releasing their debut studio album tomorrow with a bash at Daniel Street in Milford, Conn. This is good news and worth the trip, as the group, which evolved from… Read More →
Great piece by my colleague Gary Stern today on singer/songwriter Jack Grace and his band. Grace, a local product from Armonk, N.Y., has been quietly making waves in the music business and may be poised to break out. Check out Gary’s piece, which ran today in The Journal News/LoHud.com Meet… Read More →
Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen’s erstwhile sax-man, pal and foil, was my favorite non-guitar-playing musician. When my friends and I mimed “Born in the U.S.A.” at a summer camp talent show in the mid-1980s, I insisted on “being” Clemons. Never mind that the song has no sax part (or that we… Read More →
Another good job by Chris Serico of The Journal News/LoHud.com. Chris sat down with singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega on the eve of her headlining gig at the Clearwater Festival at Croton Point Park. Here’s Chris’ piece on Vega, which ran in today’s editions: Singer, songwriter, storyteller By Chris Serico Long before… Read More →
We admit we’re reaching back in time on this one, but there’s absolutely no denying that Robert Johnson was one of the most influential guitarists and songwriters of the last century. As brief as his career was — with just 29 songs in his catalog of recorded music — Johnson… Read More →
Emil D’Onofrio — Listening Room contributor A music reviewer for allmusic.com once referred to most of the content on Simon and Garfunkel’s landmark album “Bridge Over Troubled Water” as “filler.” As misguided as that opinion is, I would defy him (or any other critic) to make such captious claims about… Read More →