Posted in October, 2019

The Muffs

Through streaming tears shed over the heartbreaking loss of The Muffs’ Kim Shattuck, there will be brave smiles, too. The charming punk imperfections and unabashed power-pop sweetness of No Holiday, … Read more

Allison Moorer

All inspiring music expresses deep human emotion through a catching melody. Blood qualifies tenfold. Through it, Allison Moorer’s early life flows vigorously and exquisitely, but also stings like bitter medicine. … Read more

Gary Nicholson The Great Divide

Gary Nicholson loses no time jumping into the core of this album with “God Help America” (with guest vocals by Ruthie Foster), a plea for help for an America that … Read more

Whitey Johnson

Whitey Johnson, who of course is Gary Nicholson’s alter ego, brings along a great group of musicians and singers to help him on this new disc, including Colin Linden, Delbert … Read more

The Lumineers

Beauty doesn’t always need to be pretty. In III, the Lumineers prove the point. The beauty of the music and the poignancy of the lyrics paint a series of vignettes … Read more

Andrea Baker

You could call Andrea Baker a country singer, a folkie or sometimes a coffeehouse crooner, depending on which song you’re playing, but that’s really not what matters. She’s also a … Read more

Various Artists / Dixie Gamble

Chiaroscuro (kee-aa-ruh-skyur-ow) is an ancient art technique of using differing shades of light and dark to create a third dimension. Rembrandt was a master at it, and this is a … Read more

Dan Israel

Accentuating the positive, with the solar-powered, upbeat pop and exuberant horns streaming out of “Be My Girl,” Minnesota singer-songwriter Dan Israel tries to beat back self-doubt and regret on the … Read more