Tami Neilson
Trading breezy locks for a mile-high beehive and flowery frocks for skin-tight sexy, Tami Neilson made herself over big-time. But the transfixing music on Don’t Be Afraid is what really … Read more
Posted in October, 2016
Various Artists
Adam Carroll doesn’t boast anywhere near the recognition factor of, say, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt or any of the other far more famous singer/songwriters that astute insiders frequently compare … Read more
The Mavericks
After the Mavericks’ comeback in 2012 following a seemingly career ending break-up eight years earlier, the band has gone on to achieve far greater success than they managed the first … Read more
The Marcus King Band
Calling Marcus King an amalgam of all that’s great about Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes—not just their guitars, but overall artistry—is knee-jerk. Oodles of individuality colors the music on The … Read more
Melissa Etheridge
In the late 1980s, Melissa Etheridge opened a show for Bruce Hornsby. She stomped onto the stage with the hunger and grit of an artist waiting for the world to … Read more
Bob Dylan (sort of) Breaks his Silence on Nobel Prize
News that Bob Dylan had won the Nobel Prize for Literature sent the world into a tizzy– well, except for one notable person… Dylan himself. The legendary musician, currently on … Read more
Nate Hook
I’m not all that sure where I stand with Nate Hook’s Progressive Overload but I do know, with his ears set to the future with his foundations in the past, … Read more
Josh Farrow
Josh Farrow is pure talent, with a foot already in the door thanks to Trouble Walks With Me’s third song, “Before You Leave,” which was a finalist in the John Lennon … Read more
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Coincidentally, a new LeBron James Nike commercial was unveiled as I sat down to write this, and its theme– “Come out of Nowhere”– seemed appropriate for this unbeknownst-to-most artist who … Read more
Cold Country Debuts a Melancholy, Beautiful Track, “Valerie”
Sean McConnell took the name for his latest project, Cold Country, after a term his Minnesota-born father used to refer to the American Midwest, but during the creating of the … Read more
