Louis R. Carlozo

With a voice as sublimely majestic as a peach tree swaying in incessant summer heat, Kate Campbell delivers an album that testifies to God's love with tenderness, wonder and power....

Granted, sets for Kidzapalooza are shorter. And with the exception of Perry Farrell, you're not going to find any bona-fide rock stars gracing its stage. That said, Kidzapalooza is smack...

Any group that uses "Underground" in its moniker had better be innovative, or else risk mockery worthy of a Second City sketch. Good thing Chicago Underground Duo's latest, "in praise...

When my West Coast buddy J.B. flew into town a few weeks back, there were two things on his mind: rock instruments and their culinary compliment, junk food. The way...

As a close friend of and collaborator with the gossamer folk visionary Sufjan Stevens, journalist/musician Jai Angish has a literate, grainy sound that's tough to pin down--combining loops reminiscent of...

Jars of Clay walks that tricky tightrope between the mainstream and Christian rock worlds more carefully and competently than most. While the band revisits a punchy rock sound on much...

In a sunny frame of mind -- getting set to jet to Cannes will do that to you -- Robert Downey Jr. recently had plenty of good things to say...

Those who gravitate toward the blues-tinged guitar stylings of Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson or Joe Satriani--but secretly wish for far more soul underpinning the flash--will find this latest disc by...

The telltale moment on this acoustic-pop disc--reminiscent to efforts by Shawn Colvin and the Indigo Girls--comes when Phillips sings on "Square Peg": "I can't seem to fit their mold/ And...

When it comes to preparing for a Jerry Seinfeld standup show, the secret is getting in the right frame of mind. Make that my frame of mind. If ever there...