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Acadiana's Valcour Records' 'After Hours' compilation benefits local musicians affec

Jim Bessman

Mar 30, 20203 min read

Acadiana's Valcour Records' 'After Hours' compilation benefits local musicians affec

In a “Love in the time of Corona” message published last week on the Eunice, La.-based Cajun music record company Valcour Records...

Punk Rope brings jump rope and punk rock to virtual fitness training

Jim Bessman

Mar 29, 20207 min read

Punk Rope brings jump rope and punk rock to virtual fitness training

Punk Rope's Tim Haft and Shana Brady at Otto's Shrunken Head As it says on the Punk Rope website, “We give a skip.” So much so, in fact,...

Kenny Rogers--An Appreciation

Jim Bessman

Mar 23, 20206 min read

Kenny Rogers--An Appreciation

One of the major tenets of music criticism is that great artists must take risks. By that criterion, there was no greater artist than...

Blues harmonica legend Sonny Terry celebrated with new Hohner Signature Series entry

Jim Bessman

Mar 23, 20205 min read

Blues harmonica legend Sonny Terry celebrated with new Hohner Signature Series entry

Hohner's Sonny Terry Heritage Edition harmonica Blues harmonica enthusiasts have reason to rejoice over the venerable German harmonica...

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