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John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 cover artwork. A photo of John performing live, playing his electric guitar.
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John McLaughlin Revives Montreux Magic With Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 2022

Angel Romero October 27, 2025 No Comments bluesflamencofusionJany McPhersonjazz-rockJohn McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin and The 4th Dimensionworld music

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 (earMUSIC, 2025) Fusion jazz pioneer John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension…

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Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham – “Big Blue Sky” – Interview

Professor Mark March 30, 2025 No Comments bluesDoris BrendelDoris Brendel and Lee Dunham - "Big Blue Sky"Lee DunhamUK

Welcome to The Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion! Today we will be talking with Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham – “Big Blue Sky”Thank you Doris…

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The album cover for Refuge by Mitch Towne features a modern design. At the top, the artist's name is displayed in a clean, sans-serif font. Centered is a brushstroke symbol with sharp angles and a dynamic red accent above it. Below, the album title “Refuge” is spelled out in spaced, capitalized letters.
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Sanctuary Swings: Mitch Towne Finds His Voice on the B3

Charlie Melville March 27, 2025 1 Comment bluesjazzMitch Towneorgan

Mitch Towne – Refuge (Cross Towne Records, 2025) With Refuge, Mitch Towne grooves with a commanding presence, planting his flag firmly in the lineage of…

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The album cover for Big Blue Sky by Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham features a desert landscape with a towering pile of guitars—both acoustic and electric—stacked atop scattered rocks and debris. Many of the instruments are painted in shades of blue. The sky is vast and bright, stretching endlessly over the barren terrain.
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Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham – “Big Blue Sky”

Professor Mark February 22, 2025 No Comments Big Blue SkybluesDoris Brendel and Lee Dunham - "Big Blue Sky"Sam BlueSam BrownSam WhiteUK

Last year I wrote my first review for Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham. It was for their album, Pigs Might Fly. It was a fascinating…

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Zac Bauman – "Bell Jar" cover artwork. Illustration of a heart inside a jar.
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Zac Bauman – “Bell Jar”

Professor Mark January 15, 2024 No Comments "Bell Jar"bluesbossa novaclassical rockfolkpopprogressive folkragtimeZac Bauman

When a good friend recommends that you listen to music, you should always follow their lead. Michael Trew, from the Seattle, progressive band Moon Letters…

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Orianthi
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Orianthi – “Rock Candy”

Professor Mark November 9, 2022 No Comments Australiabluesblues-rockLAOrianthiRock Candy

I reviewed Orianthi’s Live from Hollywood, CD, released on July 15, 2022, this summer. But Orianthi is back, with a new studio album, Rock Candy,…

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Orianthi – "Live from Hollywood"
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Orianthi – “Live from Hollywood”

Professor Mark July 30, 2022 No Comments Australian musicbluesLive rockOrianthiRock N' Roll

When Gene Simmons said, “Rock N’ Roll is dead”, he must have forgotten about a lot of musicians making powerful rock music today. One of…

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City Weezle - No.2
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Humorous and Exploratory Songs from City Weezle

Angel Romero April 12, 2022 No Comments avant-garde rockbluesCity Weezlehard rockProgressive rock

City Weezle – No.2 (City Weezle, 2021) The sound of Irish multinational band City Weezle is hard to describe. It has hard rock, progressive rock,…

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Dave Easley - Byways of the Moon
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Jazz and Rock Standards Through the Prism of the Pedal Steel Guitar

Angel Romero March 31, 2022 No Comments bluescontemporary jazzDave Easleyfusion

Dave Easley – Byways of the Moon (2021) “Byways of the Moon” presents a set of exquisite instrumental pieces performed by pedal steel guitar maestro…

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Guitarist Carl Verheyen Releases New Album “Sundial”

Prog News March 2, 2021 No Comments bluesCarl Verheyenelectric guitarjazz-rockProgressive rock

Electric guitar virtuoso Carl Verheyen has a new album titled “Sundial.” The genre-defying album includes various forms of rock (jazz-rock, progressive rock, folk-rock), funk, blues,…

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