Steve Howell, Dan Sumner & Jason Weinheimer – I Don’t Mind You have to admire how a trio can recapture a vintage sound, mood & atmosphere using modern equipment & not being 100 years old for themselves. This showcase was recorded in a wonderfully relaxed, laid-back finger-picking guitar feel soaked in a ‘50s groove. Cocktails, […]
BENTLEY’S BANDSTAND: November 2025 Al Basile, BLUES IN HAND. Lock up the blues crew, because Al Basile is on the lurch and recorded what is the best album of his celebrated career. He’s grabbed the uptown blues by the horns and is more than ready to kick up some naugahyde action through the window. This […]
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Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin – Know You From Old This trio interprets early American music with generous dips into genres like rural blues, ballads, gospel, folk, & early jazz traditions. With a dash of spontaneity, they polish dust off vintage melodies & present them as newly minted coins. It’s a rediscovery that leads to […]
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Bentley’s Bandstand: February 2025 By Bill Bentley Shane Alexander, FOREVER SONGS. There are singer-songwriters throughout America who sound like they are on the edge of greatness, and keep getting closer to breakthroughs. Alexander is surely one of those, and has been that now for several albums. On Alexander’s eighth release, it’s crystal clear this is […]
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