Matt Kivel
The title track of Kivel’s latest solo release, Janus, introduces us to his blend of folk, slow instrumentation and hints of classic, jazz and even pop (the second track, “Violets,” seems to … Read more
Album Reviews
Plastic Yellow Band
Gerald Jennings’s new project, Plastic Yellow Band, is a remix of sorts of the classic rock sounds from the ’60s and ’70s that inspired him and countless others. Even the … Read more
Marty Balin
The silver-tongued devil who indelibly impressed sexy love songs on our brains and loins in the ’60s and ’70s has reprised two CDs worth of classic Jefferson Airplane/Starship works, offering … Read more
Luther Dickinson
As much as anything, this project is an extension of Luther’s Onward and Upward from 2009, a heartfelt gospel and blues homage to his father, James Luther Dickinson, which was recorded mostly with … Read more
Lucinda Williams
This is Lucinda’s “Van Morrison” album. While last year’s double CD, Down Where the Spirt Meets the Bone, represented an organic, more casual approach than her previous efforts, this one … Read more
The Pines
Picture the mist over fields in the early spring. Some sections are dense, while others have a wispy quality, the perfect image to describe the music of the Pines, with … Read more
Freakwater
One might be forgiven for feeling some confusion as far as Freakwater is concerned. Never mind the fact that much of the band’s line-up is interchangeable with that of the … Read more
The O’s
What if Bob Dylan gave the Coen Brothers a call and asked to collaborate on the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack? It might sound a little something like Honeycomb, … Read more
Chris Storrow
In a flurry of instantly catchy and terrifically breezy pop songs, Chris Storrow’s The Ocean Door yields nuggets of bona fide A.M. dial gold. Traversing Zombies-esque non sequiturs to the … Read more
