Jonathan Cunningham

When it comes to roots-rock-reggae music, few old-school legends that are still touring have the pedigree for great songwriting that Don Carlos possesses. Although he's often overshadowed by more popular Jamaican reggae singers such as Burning Spear and Toots Hibbert, Carlos started out in the same era (early '70s) and...

Like the Allmans or the Wainwrights in their own genres, the Marsalis clan is indisputably one of the first families of jazz. Of the six sons raised by Ellis Marsalis Jr. — the family's 74-year-old patriarch — and his wife Delores, four have grown into revered jazz musicians in their...

It's hard to understand why Jah Cure's trajectory hasn't been as strong as many people thought it would be in 2008. He was the hottest name in reggae in 2007 but this year has been sort of a cool-down. In a sense, that's just setting him up for an even...

For those that don't already know, today is Boxing Day. We don't celebrate it here in the U.S. but it's a major shopping holiday in Canada, the Caribbean, the U.K., and countries associated with the British Commonwealth. Those of us with connections to the Commonwealth are well-familiar with Boxing Day...

Virgins Miscarriage (Kiss of Death) It seems like just a few months ago, Sam Johnson was wandering around Orlando, telling people that his longtime band, New Mexican Disaster Squad, was ending, but that he had a new thing cooking -- and maybe this next band would be recording some demos...