There’s a lot in a name. Moriarty; a manic writer from Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, an Irish term meaning “Man from the sea” or the arch nemesis of Sherlock Holmes.

“See you next time” were the reported parting words of blues star BB King’s saxophonist after a very well-received show at the Tesla Arena in summer 2009. It was of course, not even remotely the 85-year-old guitarist and singer’s last European tour as it had been billed. Two years and many performances later, he has [...]

Czech blues-rockers Papa Lam brought their unique mix of backbeat, rockabilly and guitar balladry to the Royal Oak British pub in Prague 2 this past Saturday. While they are new to the professional music game, these local guys can really play guitar, as demonstrated by the many strum-filled, genre-hopping tunes they played. The small, cavern-shaped [...]

Nashville-based blues-rock songstress Tori Sparks is making her Prague debut later this month, with three dates in the city as part of her latest European tour which also takes in Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Berlin and London among others. The singer has three albums out on her own record label. Her latest, The Scorpion in the [...]