Levi Parham
The Oklahoma native son bursts forth with a fresh, vital sounding auspicious full album debut. Don’t let the title fool you, though– there may be subtle touches of blues influences, … Read more
Posts tagged album review
Tommy Womack
Think of the iconic singer/songwriter albums, and names like Dylan and Prine invariably come to mind. Their best works tell engaging stories, cynically comment on topical and political issues and … Read more
The Explorers Club
While most of us are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys’ epic album Pet Sounds, one group of musicians is simply doing what they’ve done since their inception, … Read more
Simo
He’s been hailed one of the best guitarists out of Nashville and lauded for his psych-rock tunes, garnering comparisons to respected talent like Jimmy Page and the Grateful Dead. The … Read more
Sam Riggs
Young country singer-songwriter Sam Riggs had a dream and followed it from Florida all the way to Austin, Texas, successfully gaining the title of “underdog” but already surpassing its definition. … Read more
The Grahams
Rather unexpectedly, a fairly simple concept resulted in three major projects. Following their 2013 debut, Riverman’s Daughter, husband and wife team, Alyssa and Doug Graham, decided to ride the rails … Read more
The Minus 5
Minus 5 linchpin Scott McCaughey (of Seattle’s unsung pop rockers The Young Fresh Fellows) may or may not have been aware that he was assembling, from a limited edition vinyl … Read more
Andy Shauf – The Bearer Of Bad News
“My Dear Friend,” reads a note inside the cover of Andy Shauf’s The Bearer of Bad News, “These songs belong to the winter…Some of them are warm and radiant, like small … Read more
Spoon – They Want My Soul (Loma Vista)
Spoon is a good band. I wish this review could just be the sentence “Spoon is a good band,” one thousand times but it can’t because I’m a music review … Read more
Brigitte DeMeyer – Savannah Road (Self-released)
Some artists take their time in putting forth new discs because they consider it a representative of themselves, a “piece” of who they are. They want to put only their … Read more
