Jesse Dayton
Wielding maximum-strength blues and heaping helpings of rockabilly swagger, Jesse Dayton’s latest comes with guns blazing, saturated in piss ’n vinegar. Coming hot on...
Gary Clark, Jr.
In an ongoing mission to extricate himself from the labels that confine artistic freedom, Gary Clark, Jr.’s latest showcases the reality of his surroundings....
Blue Öyster Cult
Two facets make this album from the “thinking man’s hard-rock band” newsworthy. First, all but one of its dozen songs are from studio and...
Scott H. Biram
Over 24 years, Scott H. Biram has released 13 albums; even a near-fatal wreck with a semi in 2003 didn’t slow him down. The...
Blackberry Smoke
True sons of Georgia, Blackberry Smoke is back with its eighth album, a collection of three-chord stompers that’s hard to deny. Frontman Charlie Starr...
2025 February Issue on Spotify
This month we feature Tommy Castro, Tab Benoit, Yasmin Williams, Oz Noy & Andrew Synowiec, Kristian Borring, Marcin, Grand Funk We’re An American Band,...
Judas Priest
Fifty years since their 1974 debut, Rocka Rolla, Judas Priest keeps heading to the highway with original members Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, and...
Jaakonaho
Finnish master Jussi Jaakonaho (VG, April ’18) is back with a collection of beguiling guitar instrumentals. Stylistically, you’re not sure whether it’s instro, slow...
Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson continues his evolution with 11 songs blurring the lines between rock, bop, and psychedelia. Enlisting bassist Romain Labaye and drummer Archibald Ligonnière...
Kinga Glyk
Melding fusion, funk, Euro-pop, prog, and the ethereal, bassist Kinga Glyk’s first album in four years features peppy grooves, high-level bass playing, and keyboard...