Much of the quality rock and pop music — especially in live settings — is now purely historic. It primarily flourished during the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s, all while fueled by the creativity of bands. Remember those? You know their names. A few are mentioned here, if not outright included. Most were British during the ’60s and ’70s; many were from the United States during the … [Read more...]
Blues trailblazer Samantha Fish heads for Boca bash
It’s probably safe to say that the blues world never saw Samantha Fish (www.samanthafish.com) coming. The 35-year-old emerged from the historic Kansas City, Missouri, music scene 20 years ago with her ample vocal chops, heady songwriting and incendiary guitar playing, aided since by an attention-grabbing pinup gal sense of fashion. She’s appeared on a dozen albums, most … [Read more...]
2023-24 Season in Pop: From Willie to Pink to Blackberry Smoke, season features artists of integrity
There’s a tendency to presume that COVID-19 might’ve driven home one of the final nails in the coffin inhabited by the once-affordable popular music concert scene. Realistically, it was the latest in 50 years of paper cuts that turned music from art into business, and made it just another part of our advertorial non-culture. Punk music once declared that any non-rock … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2020-21: Aging veterans come out for abbreviated pop season
An abbreviated yet guardedly optimistic 2020-2021 South Florida pop concert season surges forward starting in November, featuring mostly veteran performers among folk, blues and other roots music styles. Star blues guitarists Tab Benoit, Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are featured this month, in hopes that COVID-19 complications don’t give ticket-buying patrons a bluesy … [Read more...]