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ROGUE WAVE
The warning sign has been posted. Permalight it reads – a defiant statement against the darkness responsible for its depth. The acoustics of the surge seem sweet like a song suspended in harmony, but make no mistake this breaker’s been building by the ire of a jilted guitar. Drums dominate and synthesizers shout as the [...]
SERENA RYDER
It’s a voice that comes around only a few times a decade. Once heard, it cannot be forgotten. A three-octave treasure with Joss Stone power and Stevie Nicks spirit. It’s as sultry as a Mel Ramos pin-up, yet as beautiful as a Monet pond. It’s a soul drenched instrument that is at once a rustic [...]
ZAC BROWN BAND
Zac Brown Band has whatever IT is. The group possesses that intangible, indescribable thing that makes its music great and unique. Brown’s Georgia drawl blends organically with Jimmy De Martini’s sensual fiddle for a different kind of fine. The sound is a bit southern rock mixed with down-home country and bluegrass that collides for a [...]
PAOLO NUTINI
He shared stages with The Rolling Stones, opened for a reunited Led Zeppelin and has smoked Willie Nelson’s weed. He sold millions of records, played everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Montreux Jazz Festival and was given a ceremonial key to an Italian village. They are credentials of a Rock n’ Roll Hall-of-Famer that instead [...]
PAUL POTTS
If heaven exists… rolling timpanis will part the clouds, soothing strings will swing open the pearly gates, angels’ tongues will greet you in Italian and God will sing opera like Paul Potts. Passione is the Welshman’s second album, and on it, unfiltered emotion drips from the tenor’s tonsils. The nimble legato of “La Prima Volta” [...]
SARAH McLACHLAN
Sarah McLachlan started her set with a simple comment: “What a glorious day.” It was a statement as honest as her music. A boomerang moon hung above the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, stars dotted the clear, black sky and the crisp air carried the smell of autumn with it. Dressed in a black [...]
GRETCHEN WILSON
Twelve red plastic cups. A bottle of Jack Daniels on the table. It’s less than ten minutes till show time, and Gretchen Wilson is doing the pouring herself. Her band, managers, a CMT crew and I circle her in a cramped, plain trailer backstage. We stand there shots in hand, watching this musical rebel’s ritual. [...]
LENNY KRAVITZ
The one fact I know in this world is that cool people listen to Lenny Kravitz. And if your social status is in question, there’s a revolution underway that you need to know about. I’ve been on board since high school, but this is my first time to experience the man and his music in [...]
