Dave Williams, Alicia Ultan, Rick Crouse, Jameson, Mike Mangan, Mike Fox.
Singer/songwriter Roger Jameson released a single, “Big Black Bird” b/w “Drive-In Picture Show”* (reviewed here), back in January 2017 on 45-rpm heavy vinyl disc, marrying his vintage original rock with a vintage medium. Now he’s added six new tunes and released Killer in the Sun,* a full album of original material on digital media. Continue reading
The forecast is for sunny and warm vocals with high levels of musicianship on vocalist Carla Van Blake’s new release, Land of Enchantment, and on Sunday, August 19, she will throw a launch party at The Mine Shaft in Madrid at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate its release. Continue reading
New releases from Carol Liebowitz/Bill Payne and from Big Heart Machine offer inventive and innovative music in your choice of sizes: duo or 18-piece big band. Continue reading
Both Nolatet and OrnEtc., ensembles of inspired madness, offer complex, rambunctious music that is accessible and fun. They’re storytellers at heart, and the logic of their stories, and their joy in telling them, keep the listener connected. Located in New Orleans and Santa Fe, respectively, they offer evidence that some very interesting music is being created outside the power centers of New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Continue reading
Michael “Uncle Mike” Anthony
Even if you’ve never heard the name Michael Anthony, it’s very likely that you’ve heard him. A first-call fixture in Los Angeles studios for 15 years, the guitarist has played on hundreds of TV and film soundtracks, including seven years on the Carol Burnett Show, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and more than 250 Hanna-Barbera cartoons. On recordings, he’s backed stars ranging from Tony Bennett to the Beach Boys.
Since relocating to Albuquerque in 1980, Anthony has become a respected figure on the jazz scene and a venerated teacher, affectionately known to his students as Uncle Mike. The moniker perfectly captures his avuncular contribution, musical and otherwise, to his students’ lives. Two of those students, John Maestas and Claudio Tolousse, who have built successful careers as professional guitarists on the foundation of Anthony’s lessons, will honor him this Saturday evening when they present Michael Anthony: The Lineage Concert at the Outpost. Continue reading