Album Reviews

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

The outgrowth of two previous albums that paired Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, the ambitious  effort spawned from this creative collaboration between Martin, Brickell, director Walter Bobbie and musical supervisor … Read more

Bob Dylan

Dylan doing standards? Again? As he’s done throughout his career, The Bard continues to confound his critics and fascinate his fans. Yet, Fallen Angels, like its predecessor, may be the … Read more

Frank Catalano

Saxophonist Frank Catalano pays tribute to fellow Chicagoan saxophonists Von Freeman and Eddie Harris on this new set of standards, old and new. Alto sax man David Sanborn trades licks … Read more

Tony Joe White

Pull up a chair. There’s a nice campfire here in these woods, and Tony Joe White will regale us with his swamp stories as no one else can tell them. … Read more

Dierks Bentley

Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley has got so much to say about relationships, he wrote an entire album of songs about love, lust, relationships, breakups, and various other adventures of the … Read more

Daniel Romano

With a Juno Award nomination and much acclaim for his 2015 album, If I’ve Only One Time Askin’, most artists would play it safe next time out, but that’s not how Daniel … Read more

Terry Allen

Although he’s yet to attain the stature of his more renowned Texas peers like Willie Nelson, Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, or Lyle Lovett, Terry Allen holds a … Read more

Cowboy Junkies

The box set is made up of four discs that include remastered versions of the three studio albums that were released in the 2000’s: Open, One Soul Now and At … Read more

Simo

He’s been hailed one of the best guitarists out of Nashville and lauded for his psych-rock tunes, garnering comparisons to respected talent like Jimmy Page and the Grateful Dead. The … Read more

Debbie Bond

Often likened to Bonnie Raitt, Alabama blues-lady Debbie Bond’s latest release, Enjoy The Ride, kicks off strongly with an upbeat, optimistic surge of soul and passion on the title track … Read more