Shuggie Otis

Back before Montreal was in NYC for CMJ, NYC was in Montreal for the annual Pop Montreal festival which we began by seeing DIANA and Empress Of followed started a bit slower as the late nights started bleeding into early mornings and getting out of bed became harder and harder...

'70s cult soul artist Shuggie Otis is back in town this week for two shows, both of which are free. On Thursday (8/8) he'll play a lunchtime show (noon) at Metrotech Commons, which is the finale of BAM's 2013 R&B Festival. Th...

Shuggie Otis at MHOW in April (more by Greg Cristman) The Nines Festival is returning to Devens, MA (38 miles west of Boston) this year on August 10 at Willard Field...

Portland festival MusicFestNW is returning this year to multiple Portland venues from September 3-8 with a ton of bands including Animal Collective, Godspeed You...

The line-up of free lunchtime shows for BAM's 2013 R&B Festival has been announced. The fest happens Thursdays at noon from June 6 - Aug 8 at MetroTech Commons, located at the corner of Flatbush and Myrtle Avenues...

Photos by Greg Cristman

Shuggie Otis @ Highline Ballroom, 1/10/2012 (more by PSquared Photography) As mentioned, Shuggie Otis will release his new album, Wings of Love, on April 16 which is being coupled with a reissue of his 1974 classic, Inspiration Information...

Shuggie Otis @ Highline Ballroom, 1/10/2012 (more by PSquared Photography) After 30 years or so of hibernation, cult rock/soul artist Shuggie Otis seems to be making up for lost time...

For his first New York show in ages, it was not an auspicious start for Shuggie Otis. Taking the Highline Ballroom stage in a long coat and scarf, his Gibson 335 was silent...

As mentioned, cult psychedelic soul singer/instrumentalist Shuggie Otis, who released three solo albums including 1974's classic Inspiration Information (whose song "Strawberry Letter 23" you may recognize as the sample in Outkast's "Ms...