Clint Morgan
If one were to try to touch all the Americana bases in just one album, pianist/ songwriter/vocalist Clint Morgan does a commendable job, doing blues, gospel, country, and R&B: everything … Read more
Album Reviews
The Brothers
Five and a half years after The Allman Brothers Band played their last concert at New York City’s Beacon Theater, the surviving members of that final lineup regrouped, with a … Read more
The Rubinoos
The Rubinoos had the run of the place, with minimal adult supervision. Entering CBS Studios on Folsom Street in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 1976, the day after Jimmy Carter … Read more
Rod Picott
I only knew of Rod Picott because he wrote and worked with Slaid Cleaves, but that was enough to pique my interest. Wood, Steel, Dust, & Dreams is a collection … Read more
Pilgrim
Someone toyed with Beau Roberson’s emotions and broke him, leaving Pilgrim’s songwriting captain a rudderless shell of himself in the wounded “Out of Touch.” Stylish and starry-eyed, lost in its … Read more
Various Artists
The Minus Five gets the closest, I think, to the sound of classic NRBQ here. The rickety, anything goes rock ‘n roll spirit of the Q shines like an old, … Read more
Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters
The “best in show” award goes to Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters for the rollicking concert LP Live from the Blue Moon, recorded at the 50th annual Oregon Country Fair. … Read more
Mandy Barnett
Just the opening track “But Beautiful” justifies the 100 is sitting in the score box. One listen to the first few notes that rise up from a magnificent 45-piece orchestra, … Read more
Robert Finley
When Robert Finley first walked into Easy Eye Sound in Nashville, studio owner Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys fell right out of his chair. Finley’s leather pants cinched with … Read more
Catherine Britt
Catherine Britt may seem like a newcomer to the modern country music scene but in truth she is a re-emerging lady with a history that includes a previous music life … Read more
