Reviews

Deltaphonic

Deltaphonic’s music doesn’t merely move the listener; it hits like a bucket of ice water. The New Orleans unit mixes funk, a touch of Hill Country blues and a jam … Read more

Willie Nile

Jersey has Bruce Springsteen, but New York has Willie Nile. To music fans unfamiliar with Willie—and there are far too many of them out there—the comparison might seem stretched, but … Read more

The Vinyl Revival

I have a long history with vinyl. I owned Zig Zag Records from 1974-1986, as well as being an ardent record collector, with over 11,000 personal records. I’ve travelled all … Read more

David Haerle

Los Angeles singer/songwriter/guitarist and indie-label owner David Haerle releases his second album, Death Valley, an uneven set of songs, some of which are quite good in a provocative, optimistic way. … Read more

Tommy Emmanuel

When Australian wonder-picker Tommy Emmanuel delivers a new album, the musical world stops, holds its collective breath and listens. Emmanuel is nothing less than unique, a description that barely covers … Read more

Jim Gustin & Truth Jones

Perhaps when this nightmare shit stops hitting the fan, and we can get back to social closeness again, we can have a dance party or two? We are well past … Read more

Sasha K. A

Family is everything to indie-folk daydreamer Sasha K. A, shortened from his full name of Sasha Klare-Ayvazian. Or, rather, his debut LP has a little bit of everything in it. … Read more

Radha Thomas & Aman Mahajan

Radha Thomas, a veteran rock and jazz vocalist who is also Indian classically trained, joins with improvisational pianist Aman Mahajan for this spare duo performance where both contribute compositions, with … Read more

Albert Cummings

Any album that kicks off with a blistering blast of the old Sam & Dave Stax classic, “Hold On” can’t be bad. And as a scene-setter, US blues-rock guitarist Albert … Read more

The Sleep Eazys (Joe Bonamassa)

Exceptional talent is one thing. Joe Bonamassa takes that steps further by reliably surprising his fans; the regular surprises keeps him fascinating, and enlarges his base. Regular Joe releases albums … Read more