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A tender plea for connection, the song invites a friend to share their pain and find solace in understanding. With her trademark smoky vocals, Liz reaches out with raw emotion, demonstrating her incredible range and vulnerability.

“You Can Cry” is further elevated by the soulful blues talents of Broken Windows, serving as a powerful reminder that support and hope are always within reach.

‘A Complete Unknown’ is a masterful dive into the early days of Bob Dylan’s career, tracing his path from Minnesota folk hopeful to musical legend. Directed by James Mangold, the film highlights Dylan’s collaborations with blues greats like John Lee Hooker and Brownie McGhee, showcasing his profound influence on American music.

With over 30 songs and stunning performances, including Timothée Chalamet’s spot-on portrayal of Dylan, the biopic immerses audiences in a rich tapestry of blues, folk, and rock history.

The New Year starts here with a spectacular flourish, an acoustic version of the Americana-tinged “Leave The Light On” from the multi-award winning chanteuse. The original track is on the best-selling album ‘Beneath The Neon Glow,’ which achieved mainstream chart success in the UK last year.

Both bands are currently on tour together, co-headlining the Zen Diagram Tour with special guest Lucius. The tour recently stopped in Chicago for a show at The United Center.

An impressive vocal range paired with emotion is just the start. His guitar chops match anyone playing the blues circuit — all fused with humor, expression, banter and unbound energy working the crowd across the stage.

Why not tour together and share the stage playing a Tab song and then an Anders song back and forth all night? Joining the two guitar/songwriters was Terence Higgins on drums and Corey Duplechin on bass, rounding out a killer band that left the crowd in awe. JD Simo opened the show with some brilliant guitar work!

It has taken 55 years for an audio recording of the entire epic standalone performance of Ten Years After at Woodstock to be released. Originally recorded on the evening of 17th August 1969, the band’s live triumph is now preserved for posterity, newly restored and featuring fresh mixes from the 2” multi track tapes. Loraine Burgon, girlfriend of frontman Alvin Lee between 1963-1973, shares with us her track-by-track commentary of the set!

Interview with Rory: Having her interpret these songs as a woman who knew Dylan when she was still a tweenager is a unique and fascinating journey into arguably the best songwriter of the last 60 years executed by a woman who is arguably the best acoustic guitarist of either gender. The result, ‘Positively 4th Street,’ is a one plus one equaling two to the nth power, a truly mature expression suitable for the 21st century.

His time with the Drifters allowed him to grow vocally, and what you hear on his new album ‘It Ain’t Easy’ is blues from the soul.

Linwood may be an out-of-the-way place but between the promotion by Dublin Corners and the duo’s reputation the turnout was impressive.