No Sinner
No Sinner my ass. One look at Colleen Rennison in her shorty shorts dispels all notions of a goody two-shoes. Especially when you watch her in the video for the … Read more
Album Reviews
Deerhoof
Holed up in an empty rented office space in the New Mexico desert, with nothing to distract them, experimental indie-rock noisemakers Deerhoof conjured up The Magic in a mere seven … Read more
Ivas John
Ivas John is a young man with the heart of a venerable troubadour. His latest album, Good Days A Comin’, is chock full of authenticity, a stirring set of songs … Read more
Sarah Jarosz
As mellow as floating down a lazy river, Undercurrent carries the listener on a subdued yet poignant journey through a wounded and passionate landscape of the soul. Much like the … Read more
Corey Kendrick
Beyond doubt, I’m having a great time discovering new jazz artists who not only carry on the grand jazz traditions but also add, or show definitive signs of adding, their … Read more
Neil Young
The planet continues to deteriorate. Fortunately that’s not the case for this Canadian rocker’s music. On his latest 2-CD release, Earth, Neil Young and Promise of the Real share 13 live … Read more
The Monkees
The Monkees are the greatest band ever produced in America. In 1966 they rode their explosive “Last Train To Clarksville” debut single and eponymous premiere LP onto the pop charts and into … Read more
Gregory Alan Isakov
Over the course of four mesmerizing albums, Gregory Alan Isakov has managed to weave a spellbinding aural palette, a combination of vivid textures and tones and lush sonic suggestion. It’s … Read more
Travis Green
Green’s statement that he was having trouble finding the right space and players in Austin, of all places, is perplexing, but he, like many, respect Kid Andersen’s production talents. It’s … Read more
The Rave-Ups
This is the west coast version of Jason & the Scorchers, both coming along around the same time in the mid-eighties. The Rave-Ups were a bunch of young kids channeling … Read more
