Though she’s new on the scene, singer Nina Massara is defying space and time, bridging continents and generations with her soulful, old-school sound. Massara is very much a child … Read more
What an electrifying garage-rock album like Last of the Acid Cowboys needs is a little bit of classic soul. Like a calming drug prescribed to offset the euphoric psychedelic freakouts … Read more
This is an unabashed rock n’ roll debut album. In the vein of great Southern bands like The Kentucky Headhunters. Blackberry Smoke, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers and others, the … Read more
Jim Gustin’s force-of-nature voice brings to mind Long John Baldry and perhaps Canadians Big Doug McLean and Jim Byrnes. Some compare his vocals to Springsteen. He has a natural smoky … Read more
Windy City is a 15-track offering from one of modern country/Americana music’s current queens. For the past few decades, Krauss has consistently and pretty well constantly excited and delivered some stunning, … Read more
Are you looking for a new album to take you away from the world’s problems? This is the one you’re looking for. It doesn’t take an expert in bluegrass to … Read more
It’s no big coincidence that Eileen Carey’s latest series of singles were recorded at a studio in Los Angeles called Nashville Tracks. That’s just Carey—a little bit cosmopolitan, a … Read more
New Jersey-based band the Feelies have inspired REM, Yo La Tengo and Weezer. They have always acknowledged the indelible influence of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground and wear it … Read more
Photos by Gene Knapp The smart money packed upstate New York’s coolest quirky club, Helsinki Hudson, for a night of rock ‘n’ roll and relaxed repartee. Guitarist and vocalist Chuck … Read more
Only in his thirties, Cuban-born Manuel Valera’s piano and compositions sound and play like an old spry and sprightly professor waiting to take the young turks on. His fluidity and … Read more
