Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
It’s oddly fitting that George “Commander Cody” Frayne took his stage name and his original band’s moniker from pulpy 1950s sci-fi cinema. The music really has nothing to do with … Read more
It’s oddly fitting that George “Commander Cody” Frayne took his stage name and his original band’s moniker from pulpy 1950s sci-fi cinema. The music really has nothing to do with … Read more
Shawna Russell has been out of the frame for the past five or six years but with this release she is indeed back around again. Tracks are unashamedly rocking Americana … Read more
A few reference points occurred to me about this album. It reminded me of seeing John Scofield’s Piety Street gospel band live, when John said, “We recorded this album in … Read more
“I recall how granddaddy held me and taught me the melody to “In the Pines” on a five-dollar git-tar that led to a fortune I’d trade, just to go back … Read more
Last year I wrote this about Amanda Anne Platt and her band, The Honeycutters, upon their release of the excellent On the Ropes – “She has an authoritative, confident … Read more
Often a return from a hiatus brings rejuvenation, reminding listeners why they fell in love with the artist in the first place. That’s the case here. Shannon McNally hasn’t been … Read more
A five-piece band hailing from Edmonton Canada, Boogie Patrol are setting the airwaves on fire with their newest release, Man on Fire. The music is an energetic mix of funk, … Read more
Australian blues and soul musician John McNamara decided to record an album in the land where it all began, Memphis, Tennessee. Together with a backing band that includes several STAX … Read more
As it ebbs and flows in intensity, Revolution Come… Revolution Go exposes some of the finest rewards yet of the ten Gov’t Mule studio albums. Leader Warren Haynes long ago … Read more
Elmore writer Jim Hynes sat (appropriately enough) in an Irish pub across the street from the Ardmore Music Hall where Shannon McNally and her accompanying guitarist, Brett Hughes, were to … Read more