more by Christopher John Treacy
[AMERICANA] Robbie Fulks brought a neo-traditional country sound to the early 1980’s New York City folk stable that was keeping Gerde’s Folk City alive, but he left New York for Chicago to teach at the famed Old Town School of Folk Music.
[ELECTRONICA] With a Roland e-drum/midi controller positioned in the center of his kit and a laptop to the side, Disco Biscuits drummer Allen Aucoin takes things into heady percussive territory with his one-man DrFameus project.
[BLUES] Tulsa-based blues guitarist and songwriter Scott Ellison cut his teeth backing 1980s revival versions of groups like the Shirelles, the Marvelettes, the Drifters and the Coasters before forming his own band that went on to open for Leon Russell, Buddy Guy, and the late...
[ROCK] The Black Crowes are like a couple that broke up but can’t seem to stop having sex. They hook up periodically, even hang out for a few months here and there, then call it off again (likely remembering what drove ‘em apart to begin with).
[ROCK] Chuck Negron had a rough ride following Three Dog Night’s mid-1970s breakup, largely attributed to a nasty heroin habit he’d picked up during the groups intensely successful period.
[FUNK] We’re told that Lewiston-based Tiger Chung Lee is a force to be reckoned with: a new player in the regional fold that boasts five brass pieces and 11 members in total, named after a now-retired WWF Japanese wrestler.