Once again, it's Johnny Dowd time, as the Ithaca icon releases another new album. And it's a good one! "That's Your Wife On The Back Of My Horse" gets back to the solo approach of his stellar debut "Wrong Side of Memphis."

With Robert Plant steadfastly resisting entreaties to reunite with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones since the one-off 2007 “Celebration Day” show in London, it looks like Led Zeppelin won’t be getting back together anytime soon. Luckily, there are numerous tribute bands out there, including the excellent Get

I was finally able to check off one longtime item on my concert-going bucket list at the Corning Museum of Glass on Jan. 30. That’s when the legendary Mavis Staples played one of the best shows I’ve seen in recent years.