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On Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a concert at Yaamava’ Theater in Highlands, Calif. During the show, which occurred in support of the group’s latest batch of new music, dubbed Unlimited Love, founding member Flea, invited special guest, Kamasi Washington to add sax to their LP cut “Aquatic Mouth Dance.” Watch below.
If you set out to be a musician in America, you are laying claim to a grand heritage with deep roots and endless branches. If, like ZAKIYA HOOKER, you are exploring and revitalizing the many roads of blues, jazz, classic pop and the early days of rock & roll, there’s a near-endless well to draw from and a potential audience of millions waiting to rediscover it. Zakiya is heir to one of the most uniquely American musical traditions – the blues – and to one of its most distinctive and acclaimed innovators, her father John Lee Hooker.
Given the reverence that his name commands, Zakiya Hooker could likely have made a career out of nostalgia, doing her best impression of the haunting, minimalist blues boogie that was his signature sound. Instead, she pays tribute to his name as she establishes her own style while continuing to establish her powerful voice as a writer, singer, and performer in the larger legacy of American music.
Zakiya had written and recorded with her beloved father for years before his passing in 2001, and she has covered his songs enthusiastically on record and on stage. But inevitably, a female voice and perspective plus a lifetime of absorbing other sounds led her in unique directions. Bluesman’s Journey was recorded and produced by Zakiya’s husband, veteran R&B artist Ollan Christopher, in the Douglasville, Georgia facility that he co-founded with Zakiya’s father—Boom Boom Studio. The album literally brings it all back home for an artist who has toured and recorded internationally, from her childhood home of Detroit to South America, Europe and beyond.
Zakiya says of the title track, “I wrote ‘Bluesman’s Journey’ as a tribute to my dad. I thought about him doing what he loved best, The Blues. While writing the song I realized the sacrifices he made to achieve his dream and to take care of his family. Whatever the circumstance, he would get up grab his guitar and amp and head to whatever club in whatever state or country he was booked in. My father was a humble man who had a dream and followed it. The music was entwined in his DNA and like him, it is in mine as well.”
Bluesman’s Journey features all new music and is the first release since Zakiya Hooker’s highly anticipated album Legacy (2023). After coming off a long hiatus with a renewed enthusiasm, Hooker knew she had stories to tell. There have already been countless gigs and a healthy handful of albums from Zakiya Hooker—but even if Bluesman’s Journey is your first taste of her talents, you got here just in time.
It’s no secret that online streaming has become the standard in modern music consumption. However, you’d be surprised to know that traditional mediums still have their place in the music industry. In recent years vinyl has soared in popularity and CDs have seen a resurgence as well, jumping up 21% in sales in 2021.
With the popularity of playlist curation and song recommendations on platforms like Spotify, one might assume that radio has lost relevance. However, the reality is quite the contrary. Radio airplay continues to hold immense value for music artists and listeners alike – even in the age of streaming. While streaming platforms undoubtedly revolutionized how we discover new music, radio’s role remains significant. Does radio still matter? Yes, and here is why.
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Founding members of Sublime, Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, have announced plans to reunite with Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob as the group’s new frontman. The decision came after a mid-December statement in which Sublime shared that its previous touring formation would come to a close with the departure of Rome Ramirez.
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Today, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has revealed the artist lineup for the 2024 iteration of its annual gathering, slated to take place at Bonnaroo Farm, located 60 miles southwest of Nashville, in Manchester, Tenn. The event will occur from June 13 through 16, hosting top artists across more than 10 stages, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, who also headlined the event in 2012 and 2019.
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On Sunday night, The String Cheese Incident brought their three-night celebration at Oakland, Calif.’s Fox Theater to a close with an epic three-set New Year’s Eve jubilee. The event was designed to recognize their Pearl Anniversary, with each frame loosely dedicated to a decade of music.
The ensemble started things off gutturally with a “Group Hoot for 30 years!” before they moved into “Smile,” unleashing popping and harmonious strumming as they counted the days. Next came the first pairing of the evening, a jam of “Joyful Sound” > “Born on the Wrong Planet.” Next came “Moonflower,” “Resume Man,” and “Texas” before a run of Tim O’Brien’s “Land’s End” into “Glory Chords” into a frame closing “San Jose.”
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Lucinda Williams will make her Grand Ole Opry debut next month. The Americana pioneer and Nashville resident will perform at the Opry’s onetime home on January 12 as part of the program’s Opry at the Ryman series. Shows will take place at 7 and 9:30pm.
Other acts confirmed to appear at evening include: Brothers Osborne, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell and Maggie Rose. Harris will also perform at the venue on January 13 as part of an Opry at the Ryman lineup that includes Mark Wills, among others.
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