BY MIKE METTLER I AUGUST 18, 2023
Fifty-four years ago on August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair commenced at Max Yasgur’s Farm in Bethel, New York, at exactly 5:07 p.m. — i.e., the very moment rhythmic folk ’n’ soul singer/songwriter Richie Havens took to the stage. It’s quite the understatement to say that […]
BY MIKE METTLER I AUGUST 18, 2022
Fifty-three years ago on August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair commenced at Max Yasgur’s Farm in Bethel, New York, at exactly 5:07 p.m. — i.e., the very moment rhythmic folk ’n’ soul singer/songwriter Richie Havens took to the stage. It’s quite the understatement to say that […]
Chicago-Bred Songwriter Ike Reilly Tackles a Different Perspective to Move Because the Angels Beyond the Norm
By BELLA MARIE — DECEMBER 16, 2021
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about art, it’s that it has its own DNA forged from the experiences and feelings of those who create it. “In a way, I wish I could […]
BY MIKE METTLER – AUGUST 17, 2021
Fifty-two years ago on August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair commenced at Max Yasgur’s Farm in Bethel, New York, at exactly 5:07 p.m. — i.e., the very moment rhythmic folk ’n’ soul singer/songwriter Richie Havens took to the stage. It’s quite the understatement to say […]
BY BRIAN RANDALL — JUNE 18, 2021
Will Evankovich rocks the stage. Photo by Mark Walter.
Throughout their history, Styx’s biggest integral change has been their rotating cast, but with certain key members being steady following their Wooden Nickel years (1972-74), their sound has stayed pretty “Styxy” since conception. Most everyone knows them from such classic […]
BY MEGHAN SLUSARSKI — JUNE 18, 2021
Will Evankovich in action onstage. Photo by Courtni Meadows.
Will Evankovich has had so many experiences and amazing opportunities in his career as a professional musician. For him, it’s a journey — and, as he told me during a recent, exclusive interview we conducted via Zoom, “The whole journey […]
BY MIKE METTLER — DECEMBER 31, 2020
The late, fully completely great singer/songwriter/poetic auteur Gord Downie made so much beautiful, heartfelt music over his tragically cut-short career — music that continues to personally impact my daily listening life in so many cherished and deeply soul-rooted ways. So, in the midst of navigating the most challenging […]
BY MIKE METTLER – SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
When it comes to good songwriting, honesty truly is the best policy. It’s a core tenet that noted singer/songwriter/
producer/musician-of-many-trades Salim Nourallah knows to his very core, and it’s a vein he’s been able to tap directly into on the sprawling double-album Somewhere South of Sane, which is set […]
BY MIKE METTLER – SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
You can’t keep a good band down — just ask Kingdom Come. To refresh your memory (and/or create new ones), this internationally flavored hard-rocking German/American metal band initially made instant impact on the music scene with their self-titled March 1988 debut, with key tracks like “Get It On,” […]
BY MIKE METTLER – AUGUST 24, 2018
You gotta know where you’ve been to know where you’re going. It’s a mantra the forward-thinking Weirton, West Virginia-bred rock outfit known as Crack The Sky have been following for years with considerable success. What has always set them apart from the pack is an inherent knack for […]
