Sugar Blue
Mick Jagger says this about Sugar Blue: “He’s a very strange and talented musician.” Sugar Blue, who is famous for his riffs with the Stones, had this to say about … Read more
Album Reviews
The Jayhawks
The Jayhawks’ 9th studio album, and first in five years, Paging Mr. Proust, gives long-time listeners 11 new tracks of the signature Jayhawks sound blended with new twists and turns … Read more
Jared Hard
Jared Hard examines life’s tough moments with a clarity and tenderness today’s country music seems to have abandoned. Whether welcoming back a brother returned from the war (“He looks just … Read more
Dave Insley
After what seems like an interminable hiatus, Dave Insley thankfully returns with his first album since 2008, and it’s already receiving plenty of airplay. Insley has a distinctive, barroom baritone … Read more
Jon Patrick Walker
Veteran New York City actor Jon Patrick Walker has one of those faces, familiar yet hard to place. A quick scan of his IMDb page will ring a few bells. … Read more
Louis Heriveaux
A Queens, NY native who is now a mainstay on Atlanta’s jumping jazz scene, pianist Heriveaux’s vibrant and robust approach will bring to mind past piano greats like Bud Powell … Read more
Peter Wolf
Who doesn’t need A Cure For Loneliness every now and then? Throw on Peter Wolf’s new album and cozy up with quite an assortment of musical styles. Studio tracks bump … Read more
Natalie Royal
Though hailing from Nashville, Natalie Royal may firmly represent a lady songstress from the canyon better than many of her Californian contemporaries. With an eclectic mix of dissonant pop and … Read more
The Feelies
With a quieter sonic palate and more strummy acoustic guitars, Only Life is a different album for the Feelies. “Too Much” begins with guitar swells and vocals that call for an answer … Read more
Robbie Fulks
It’s not only age that appears to have mellowed Robbie Fulks. At 53, he also has a lot to reflect upon. Once an insurgent young gum signed to Chicago’s upstart … Read more
