Tempest
Some bands are just meant to be seen live. The Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead instantly come to mind, not because you can’t enjoy their recorded music, but because seeing … Read more
Album Reviews
Doug MacLeod
Here we have a new album recorded live some years ago, back in 2006 to be precise. Now, a full decade down the road, it sees the light of day … Read more
Radio Moscow
Tune into Radio Moscow’s Live! In California, and mind-blowing transmissions of electric blues-rock soaked in psychedelic Kool-Aid come flooding out, free of static. The messages are almost unintelligible, but the lysergic … Read more
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain is the band that shoulda been, coulda been. In the pantheon of classic Americana, they never achieved the recognition and respect accorded bands like Wilco, Son Volt, Jayhawks … Read more
Sam Bush
Sam Bush would have every reason to rest on his laurels. As one of the early exponents of the so-called “Nu-Grass” movement, a populist movement that combined bluegrass tradition with … Read more
National Park Radio
These days it seems that every artist has a label. Call National Park Radio “indie folk” if you wish. If you’re a fan of Mumford and Sons or the Avett … Read more
Paul Kelly
It takes a certain amount of literary license to put Shakespeare’s sonnets to song, and while Rufus Wainwright attempted it on his album Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets, … Read more
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
It’s not easy to get your bearings with this record, but that’s the way the band wanted it – loose, experimental and unpredictable. They traverse plenty of ground, from funk … Read more
The Wilder Society
Talented in genres like electronic rock, jazz, surfer punk, and rockabilly, the talents of each of the Wilder Society members shows through out Lion’s Den. A beautiful piece of art, the … Read more
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
Like many other regions that don’t receive national attention, northeast Pennsylvania has a vital music scene. Consider bands like Cabinet, the Badlees, blues artist Clarence Spady and the late reggae … Read more
