James Taylor
Well, what can be said about this one? It’s James Taylor….and maybe that’s about enough to whet most music lovers’ appetites. And believe me this is a release that won’t … Read more
Album Reviews
Dom Flemons
When I first got this new-to-me release from Dom Flemons, I slipped disc 1 into my car’s player as I cruised down Florida’s highway 441. Yowsa! I was immediately smiling … Read more
Lisa Mills
Like the opening lines “Straight to heart, straight to the point” of Dorothy Moore’s “I’ll Always Love You,” Lisa Mills gets straight to it from the opener “Greenwood, Mississippi,” and … Read more
Dave Goddess Group
Just like the ones scrawled all over the old wood wall nailed to the cover of Once in a Blue Moon, the stars—however crudely drawn—are aligning for the Dave Goddess … Read more
Geoffrey Downes-Christopher Braide
Relatively intimate and smoky, with tendrils of icicle lights crawling across the walls like softly incandescent ivy, Trading Boundaries in East Sussex, England, played host in 2018 to the first-ever … Read more
Midtown Social
With eyes wide open, smooth indie-soul operators Midtown Social see their troubled hometown of San Francisco as it really is on Fantastic Colors, an homage of sorts to the place … Read more
The SteelDrivers
Surviving the departure of a lead singer and songwriter of Chris Stapleton’s towering caliber is one thing. Losing the richly versatile mandolinist, guitarist, and writer Mike Henderson soon after, and … Read more
Phantom Blues Band
The title is welcome: it’s been eight years since we’ve last heard a recording from the Phantom Blues Band. Once an eclectic group of musicians cobbled together to back Taj Mahal, these … Read more
Michael Doucet
Michael Doucet says of this his latest release that he hopes it’s fun and enjoyed by listeners. And fun it certainly is, much as might be expected from this Louisiana … Read more
Tami Neilson
Although being promoted primarily as a rockabilly record, about halfway through it, you become aware there is a lot more than just reverb, primal guitar, and an attitude propelled by … Read more
