“We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee,” Willie Nelson sings through a cloud of irony thicker than the haze on his tour bus. America’s biggest nonagenarian stoner is, of course, singing Merle Haggard’s anti-marijuana screed “Okie from Muskogee.” And the joke is nearly as delicious as hearing Bobbie Nelson and Paul English playing alongside Willie once […]
Earlier this year, John Coltrane’s opus, A Love Supreme, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a translucent vinyl edition, remastered by esteemed engineer, Ryan Smith. It was a dazzling reissue, not just in its appearance spinning on the turntable, but sonically, as well. Mixed and presented in stereo, it displayed all the depth, virtuosity, and spellbinding […]
Kyle Hollingsworth, the seasoned keyboardist from the eclectic jamband The String Cheese Incident, has released his first studio album in seven years. All We Are is infused with a deep musical scope from funk-fusion to afro beat, resulting in a fresh take on Hollingsworth’s own unique musical abilities. Alt-rock inspired, the ten tracks evoke themes of […]
