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Jake Shimabukuro Shares A Blues Experience with Mick Fleetwood

Jake Shimabukuro Shares A Blues Experience with Mick Fleetwood

Dean Budnick on February 24, 2025
Photo: Sienna Morales (Shimabukuro); Daniel Sullivan (Fleetwood) *** “I never thought I would see a pairing like this. I mean, even removing myself from the picture, just thinking about Mick Fleetwood and the ukulele, the mix of those two elements, I never would have imagined that in my wildest dreams,” Jake Shimabukuro says, as he […]
John Molo: The Beat Goes On

John Molo: The Beat Goes On

Dean Budnick on February 21, 2025
photo: Jay Blakesberg *** “I first saw the Grateful Dead in 1973 at American University. A friend of mine told me they were playing a free show, so we decided to go. They were a five-piece band at that time with Billy as the only drummer. I only knew a few of their songs but […]
Spotlight: Jon Muq

Spotlight: Jon Muq

Rob Moderelli on February 20, 2025
Photo: Jim Herrington “In Africa, it’s always very hard when you grow up. Many people don’t know their purpose in life—not because they don’t want to, but because you’re not surrounded with things to give you answers. Sometimes, it’s a long journey of figuring out yourself,” Jon Muq recalls of adolescence in Uganda and the […]