The HU Band converted many Phantom Swayers to the cause of Mongolian Folk Rock. Let's see if Tom McGuire & the Brassholes' self titled debut album can do the same for Glaswegian Soul. Yeah, you...
Every weekend there are innumerable live gigs played for music fans of every persuasion. One of the redeeming aspects of social media is that musicians and fans can share a taste of these...
The term “brass band” calls to mind John Philip Sousa or Dixieland jazz. The boys Mark Knopfler sang about in Sultans of Swing, wouldn’t be interested.“They don’t give a damn about any...
Okay, folks. People are still making music and it's my job to remind you that it is good. What you hear on the radio is a sad representation of what's actually out there. Let me get off my high...
A short time ago fellow Phantom Sway contributor Kris Nigh turned me on to this band out of Boston called Ripe and I have since been digging their videos on YouTube and their tracks on Spotify. After...
Long before those days of “celebrating” good times, Kool & The Gang were a deeply sophisticated R&B / Funk band that delved heavily into the jazz/progressive side of things. Like their...
The passing of trumpet and trombone master Mic Gillette, a founding member of Tower of Power, is a good time to put down my reflections about the band he helped create. "The Tower of Power family...
It’s Friday! Let's get groovy, Soviet style. Let’s start the weekend with this “Shaft”-like funk version of Chervona Ruta, a classic Ukrainian folk song written in 1968. The song tells the...
Let's say you're in charge of booking the musical act for the greatest Halloween bash ever. You couldn't go wrong with Here Come the Mummies. Not only are these guys a hot, horn-driven funk band...
