Posted in September, 2016

Paul DesLauriers Band

Yet another power trio. But don’t yawn just yet, for this is a Canadian outfit that rips and roars with more than a hint of one of the finest trios … Read more

Grady Champion

Some guys have that knack, that rare bang to take it, shake it and make you sit up and take notice. With One of a Kind, Mississippi’s Grady Champion sure … Read more

Katie Burden

Introducing herself with debut EP My Blind Eye back in 2014, Colorado native, Katie Burden has made a name for herself with the inspired, spectral arrangements infused into her songwriting. … Read more

Various Artists

This CD isn’t for everybody, but it should be. The concept is simple and rare: take at-risk kids and give them music projects instead of unsupervised downtime. Here, 19 young … Read more

New Orleans Suspects

A lady on the inside suggested I drape strings of beads around my neck and drink Abita with this record. Great advice, but needless. Two years ago, I cheered Ouroboros, … Read more

Amanda Shires

It’s been three years, one month and ten days since Amanda Shires’ released her passionate, whimsical and downright beautiful Down Fell the Doves. It’s also been three years, one month … Read more

Michael Kaeshammer

Canadian singer/songwriter/pianist Michael Kaeshammer’s eleventh album is a little gem of boogie-woogie, R&B, jazz and pop. Kaeshammer’s silky vocals caress his impressive keyboard chops like a lover’s breath, and it’s … Read more

The Handsome Family

Make no bones about it… 2016 sees The Handsome Family as decidedly strange and representative of macabre contemporary Americana culture – it’s just that perhaps now they’ve embraced it better … Read more

The Shondes

Pop-rock permeates off of the Shondes new release. Brighton brings you back to the early 2000’s with tracks that could very well have been found in a romantic comedy, but in … Read more