Daphne Lee Martin
The first few tracks of Fall On Your Sword are a bit startling in their scope, but the album quickly comes into focus. There are so many musical influences working … Read more
Album Reviews
Van Morrison
The big news here is not yet another collection of Van Morrison’s best songs. Heck, there are three volumes of these compilations as good as this 37-track two disc set. … Read more
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman is something. He has over four decades of experience under his belt and black cowboy hat. He’s a singer, a songwriter and certainly known for some of the … Read more
Guides
Guides explores heavier rock aspects in September 2015’s six-track Abstract Mind EP compared to 2014’s debut self-titled EP. “Abstract Head” starts off the album with dark guitar, vocals, drums and … Read more
Vickie Vaughn Band
Short and to the point, this six-song EP includes four tunes by band members, one contemporary song by old-time-music rising-star Cahalen Morrison, and the classic “Workin’ on a Building,” by … Read more
Tennessee Ernie Ford
No expense has been spared on this spectacular box set celebrating the career of the pioneer boundary-breaker of the 1950s. Before Elvis Presley made white sound black, Tennessee Ernie Ford … Read more
Brent Best
Saddled with an unlikely name and even more unlikely lack of broader success, Texas band Slobberbone never came close to achieving the notoriety that clearly seemed their due. Therefore, one … Read more
Zac Harmon
Zac Harmon was among the producers of Black Uhuru’s Mystical Truth album, which received a 1994 Grammy nomination. As a guitarist, he’s been compared to Freddie King. As a songwriter, … Read more
Colin Linden
Colin Linden considers himself a blues artist in the fundamental sense. But the acclaimed guitarist from Canada, now a Nashville mainstay, smokes it impressively across a much wider stage. Rich … Read more
Kim Edwards
It’s not just the fact that there’s probably lots of people who can relate to the title of Kim Edwards’ sophomore set, Lovers And Loners. After all, chances are that … Read more
