Review: Alan Wilkis, “Pink and Purple”
Brooklyn-based electrofunk wizard Alan Wilkis recently gave me an early peek at his latest release Pink and Purple. For those of you not familiar with Alan, let me bring you up to speed the self-described “musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and general…
New Nino Moschella: Boom Shadow
Slipping just under my radar last week was the new release from California funk-soulmeister Nino Moschella. His debut a couple years back, The Fix, was heavy on the retro 70’s soul/funk sound – think Parliament, Sly, Shuggie Otis and the…
The Truth About Funk
Behind the scenes, I have quite a cool little network of like-minded folks when it comes to the music of Prince. We have a soft spot for that golden era in Prince music – the 80’s – when he was…
Between the Cracks: Sly and the Family Stone’s “A Whole New Thing”
Hello, Ickies! I know that my posts here have been minimal for some time. I’m busy looking for a job, wrapping up the dissertation, and playing Rock Band 2. But I promised Pete that my New Year’s resolution would be…
Looking Back: Cameo
I know I speak for all middle class suburban white males in their late thirties when I ask: “Where the hell is Larry Blackmon??“ Okay, well maybe not – but I do get nostalgic for the funky old days of…
Extreme Returns
So what’s thirteen years, multiple musical ventures, bad blood and feuding between brothers? For the members of Extreme it appears that it’s not much more than a very long summer vacation. Now before you go judging or recalling their pigeonholing…
A Good Week for Tunes in Telluride: Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Junior Brown, and Jonny Lang
Top Left: Steve Earle works his dobro hard for the Sheridan Opera House crowd. Top Right: Jonny Lang brings the blues in Mountain Village. Bottom Left: Junior Brown rocks his guitar / lap-steel hybrid in Mountain Village. Bottom Right: I…
Bringing Quirky Back: Alan Wilkis
Falling on the right side of fine line between contrived and convincing, Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Alan Wilkis brings an indie sensibility to the electro-pop sound of the 80’s with a huge dollop of soul on his solo debut Babies Dream Big.…
Budos Band’s Chicago Falcon
They bill themselves as “the unheralded emperors of Instrumental Staten Island Afro-Soul”. They are white, they are bearded, and they know how to get down in that old school “Dirty Harry” kinda way (this could fit right into ‘The Enforcer‘).…
