LEE ZIMMERMAN

Whether It’s Spinal Tap, “The Simpsons” Or Creating His Own Brand Of Musical Merriment,…

We recently caught up with Malo at his home in Nashville and asked him about the current state of the group and what led to the reunion. Seemingly relaxed during a rare respite from a touring schedule that had them on the road the better part of a year, he was casual, candid and overtly optimistic about the Mavericks future fortunes.

Bublé tossed in several laugh lines during the show, insisting after a particularly embracing version of his hit “Home,” complete with a filmed backdrop that appeared to show family and friends posing tenderly together on a sofa, “If I sing one more ballad, I’m going to cut my own throat.”

Only Nashville could host an extraordinary event like the Americana Music Festival and Conference. Austin has South By Southwest (simply abbreviated to “South By” by its many veterans… and here in Nashville you do run into quite a few), and New York and L.A. have a monopoly on practically everything else. Yet when you’re talking Americana, you’re talking country, blues, Gospel and R&B, where else can you host an event that gives such nods to tradition?

Anyone who held the notion that the teaming of Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck might seem somewhat incongruous likely wasn’t dissuaded when the pairing was put into practice on the first night of the duo’s forthcoming tour, as witnessed past Friday, September 27, at Hard Rock Live.

It’s an unfortunate fact, but for many people the name J.J. Cale might just…

It’s been a few years since the passing of James Brown, but the title…

There are festivals and then there’s Telluride Bluegrass. There, it’s more about the vibe,…

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