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
Album Reviews
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
Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes
For 18 years Richard Briggs, President and founder of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, ensures that his audiences can hear authentic Mississippi Delta Blues. He visits Mississippi every couple of … Read more
