Album Review: Brian Baggett Trio- Nothing Left to Lose: Live at Green Lady Lounge, Volume 2

Brian Baggett is the most rock-leaning guitarist on the auspicious roster of the Live at Green Lady Lounge album series. Nothing Left to Lose: Live at Green Lady Lounge, Volume 2 is the collection’s most adventurous album to date.

Recorded April 28, 2025, the album draws on sounds beyond the upbeat Kansas City swing associated with Green Lady Lounge. Baggett, bassist Seth Lee and drummer Sam Platt offer shades of surf rock on “Looking for the Right Places.”

The title track suggests the flair of John Barry’s iconic James Bond theme. In spite of the black metal-sounding moniker, “Borborygmus” is closer to the space age bachelor pad music of Esquivel than the malevolent thrash of Behemoth.

The pulsating dissonance opening a hairy version of the Green Lady Lounge staple “Manly Bunny” gives jazz-curious rock-and-rollers an even better reason to check out Baggett. Nothing Left to Lose will be available on streaming services on November 10. The release show for the album is Monday, November 17, at Green Lady Lounge.

Album Review: Jeff Shirley- Trio Live at Green Lady Lounge

Someone shouts “yeah” throughout Jeff Shirley’s new album Trio Live at Green Lady Lounge. The exclamation expresses what the audience was surely feeling as the guitarist’s album was recorded on March 11, 2025. The feel-good exuberance of Shirley, bassist Seth Lee and drummer Antonio Reyes merits gleeful hollering. The trio evokes the bubbly optimism of George Benson’s commercial heyday and the melodic cheerfulness of prime Larry Carlton on fusion-leaning tracks, straight-ahead compositions and crossover-oriented pieces. Trio Live at Green Lady Lounge will be released on compact disc and to streaming services Friday, October 3. The release party takes place from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7, at Green Lady Lounge.

Now’s the Time: Seth Lee

Seth Lee will lead a jam session when live music returns to the Blue Room on Monday, January 31, following a month-long hiatus. The bassist performs with pianist Roger Wilder and drummer Brian Steever at the Blue Room in the embedded video.