Bettye LaVette

Review and photograph by Tim LivingstonStunning, beguiling, sexy, raw, emotional, gritty, smooth, transforming, independent, uplifting. original,…

Come May 26, Bettye LaVette will bring the British invasion home to its American R&B roots, looking to the past for inspiration while uncovering common…

Sharon Jones may be the "overnight sensation" du jour, but Bettye LaVette has a 10-year head start on the queen of the Dap-Kings. The last time LaVette came…

It was, in short, a perfect night of music, one to cherish for decades to come.Following an inspired opening set by Les McCann and Javon Jackson, Bettye…

The folks at The Egg have announced seven new fall concerts in their ongoing American Roots & Branches series. Tickets are currently available to…

"I'm just trying to hold the fort," Bettye LaVette told us before she began a smoky take on Ray Charles' "They Call it Love." Hold the fort? LaVette…

Oh boy!Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball and Bettye LaVette - all in one concert at 7pm on Sunday and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.We here at…

"'Rockin' Robin.' I thought that was the best-sounding song I'd ever heard in my entire life. I guess I was 11.It's interesting that you say 'bought,'…

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The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has announced a dozen performances for its 2009-2010 concert season. It's got everything from bluegrass (Rhonda Vincent &…

The 32nd annual Freihofer's Jazz Festival took place at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28. You can read my reviews in…

(Sundazed, 2009): With the resurrection of sublime '60s soul singer Bettye LaVette's career in recent years (the stunning Joe Henry-produced 2005 comeback "I've…