Posted in April, 2016

The Everly Brothers

Sundazed Records attractively designed double LP, The Songs of The Everly Brothers, is a feast of recordings that show Don and Phil Everly as highly skilled songwriters and masterful singers. This … Read more

Fruition

Fruition is one of the many gems of the burgeoning Portland, OR music hotbed. This release represents the band’s evolution from mostly a string band into a multi-faceted unit capable … Read more

Mike Wheeler Band

This completes the Delmark trifecta, at least the first one for 2016 – a wonderful start with Guy King, Corey Dennison Band and now the Mike Wheeler Band! With contemporary … Read more

Vinyl Confessions: The Best Of The Worst

[T]here are albums that go completely unnoticed when released, yet are somehow destined to be classics. And then, of course, there are those albums that plummet immediately upon release and … Read more

Dan Stuart With Twin Tones

Dan Stuart has always been an agitator and an insurgent, dating back to his stint with Green On Red, a band that trolled the darker corners of punk and Americana … Read more

Goodbye… Prince (1958-2016)

By Ira Kantor   Music’s purple majesty is no more. It pains me to write that, let alone think it. How can a genius comprised of one-third James Brown, one-third … Read more

Josh Harty

Josh Harty is a mid-West, singer-songwriter with a keen eye, observant lyrics and a fine, driving guitar-style that pulses with feeling and fire. Holding On is his fifth or sixth offering, … Read more