Donnie Kehr Donnie Kehr Brings “The Greatest Piano Men” to the Stage This August by Brad Balfour Multi-talented musician Donnie Kehr has...

Shannon McNally – The Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – May 11, 2017 – photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2017 Shannon McNally Gets Her Irish Up by...

Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 – Photo by Jay S. Jacobs © 2017 Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 Since her day job with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart is on “temporary” hiatus, Ann Wilson hit the road with her own band to share her own musical journey. (From some of her stage patter at the show, Wilson does not appear to be in any hurry to get back to her famous band.) The “Ann Wilson of Heart” tour is a l

Milky Chance Stealing a Dance with Milky Chance by Ally Abramson Milky Chance is a German duo consisting of Clemens Rehbein and Philipp...

KaiL Baxley – A Light That Never Dies KaiL Baxley – A Light That Never Dies (Forty Below) Over the years, soul music has become a...

The Wrecking Crew Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi Building Up the Wrecking Crew by Jay S. Jacobs The Wrecking Crew was the house...

Pentatonix Pentatonix PTX – Pitch-Perfect in Every Way by Mark Mussari An eargasm. There’s no other way to describe the experience of...

Lulu Lulu To Lulu With Love by Jay S. Jacobs It's almost impossible to believe that in a music career which has lasted about 50 years, with multiple hit singles, several TV series and a good amount of movie work, that Lulu has never played a full concert in New York City. That will all change this week when Lulu fronts an all-star band of TV musicians – including Paul Shaffer, Jimmy Vivino, Will Lee and Rich Pagano – to play a highly anticipated gig on Saturday, February 16 a

B.B. King B.B. King Talking with the King by Ken Sharp B.B. King is championed by pundits as the quintessential blues guitar player....

Jerry Wexler Jerry Wexler The Man Behind Rhythm and Blues by Ronald Sklar The bookends of Jerry Wexler’s life are predictable and...

Atlantic Records – The House That Ahmet Built ATLANTIC RECORDS – THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT (2007) Starring Ahmet Ertegun, Bette Midler, Chris Blackwell, Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, David Geffen, Taylor Hackford, Mick Jagger, Mick Jones, Kid Rock, Ben E. King, Leiber and Stoller, Wynton Marsalis, Paolo Nutini, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Jann Wenner, Jerry Wexler and Mica Ertegun. Written by Susan Steinberg. Directed by Susan Steinbe

Barbra Streisand – The Television Specials Barbra Streisand The Television Specials (Rhino-2005) Your patience with this DVD depends on your Babs tolerance level. However, truth be told, this collection is, well, fabulous. Even if you are not a fan, the music and the voice is so dazzling that, even if you don’t convert, you’ll at the very least question your sexuality. Here are five TV specials that, if you let them wash over you, will drown you with an odd, unusual pleasure.

Rosey Rosey Real Wild Child by Jay S. Jacobs The dream isn’t an uncommon one. A young Connecticut girl gets a job working for her cousin....