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Bonamassa keeps making music, but might stop making records

Enjoy Joe Bonamassa’s latest album, “The Spirit of Rory: Live from Cork.” There might not be many more after it. No contemporary blues artist may be more prolific or more successful than Bonamassa. He’s released more than 40 albums since his 2000 debut, “A New Day Yesterday.” ...

All Stars, RWB are returning for Woofstock 9

All Stars don’t need rehearsals. Rajma McKenzie has led the Steel Valley All Star Band since the beginning of Steel Valley Woofstock, an event started to raise money for local animal care, from medications and vaccinations to spaying and neutering. The previous eight events have raised ...

Mazey’s solo project is now multi-‘Dimension’-al

Kevin Mazey’s COVID-19 music project has a follow up. Mazey, longtime keyboard player for The Houseband and a musician who has played with Link and other acts since the 1980s, released “Dimension,” a collection of mostly instrumental jazz-rock in 2021 that showcased his talents as a ...

Mural splashes onto river’s shores

WARREN — “Mo’ Musky” is swimming where a giant once slept. Warren artist Aaron Chine painted a 100-foot long, brightly colored muskellunge fish (commonly called a musky) on a retaining wall near the Mahoning River that is visible to an estimated 9,000 motorists each day driving on ...

Music evolves and piano stays the same for Simpson

In some ways, Brian Simpson is a creature of habit. The jazz pianist, who headlines Saturday’s Youngstown Jazz & Wine event at Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre, released his first album, “Closer Still,” in 1995. He recently finished his 13th, which doesn’t have a release date yet. ...

‘Fabulous Fifties’

Most of the vehicles inside the National Packard Museum and most of the ones that will be on display during its Classic Car Show on Saturday are in pristine condition. However, one of the vehicles inside the museum looks like a rust bucket. But it’s a one-of-a-kind rust bucket, and its ...