Alice Cooper: Road (2023)

Alice Cooper: Road (2023)

Coming across Alice in the Seventies was nothing short of a revelation, and like many of my generation we had all his early albums while his first live release, 1977’s ‘The Alice Cooper Show’, is undoubtedly one of the finest concert albums ever released. ‘Road’ is...
The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2023)

The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2023)

The complete credit for this album is Charlie Apicella & Iron City meet The Griots Speak, and the concept was to bring together two sets of musicians (Charlie is common in both bands), consisting of straight-ahead players in one and free improvisors in the other...
Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley (2023)

Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley (2023)

Here we have the latest release from jazz guitarist Doug MacDonald and his trio. ‘Edwin Alley’, named after a historic location in Old Town Pasadena, where the trio perform regularly on Thursday nights, is the follow-up to ‘Serenade To Highland Park’. That album had...
Albi & the Wolves: Light After the Dark (2023)

Albi & the Wolves: Light After the Dark (2023)

Back in 2015 I was fortunate enough to attend The Big Nui festival, and one of the bands I saw that day impressed me tremendously was Albi & The Wolves, who were a quartet who had formed just the year before. Running the sound for that festival, as well as being...

Advent Horizon: A Cell To Call Home

A Cell To Call Home is the third studio album released by American outfit Advent Horizon, and their first for eight long years. The band consists of founders Rylee McDonald (vocals, guitars, and keys), Mike Lofgreen (drums), together with Cason Wood (bass, keys, and...