Gretchen Peters – Blackbirds
“Sometimes all it takes is that vivid visual image that gives you the idea for the song,” Gretchen Peters said of Blackbirds, her new, highly-anticipated release. Indeed, Peters, throughout the … Read more
Album Reviews
Johnny Winter – Step Back
Sadly, Johnny Winter’s latest album is also his last. Last July, shortly after recording this album, he joined the other great blues musicians in the sky. Back in great voice … Read more
Judy Collins – Both Sides Now: The Very Best Of
Folk-pop icon Judy Collins has rerecorded and re-mastered 28 of her most beloved songs with Both Sides Now: The Very Best of, released by Wildflower Records in association with Cleopatra … Read more
Dana Fuchs – Songs From The Road
Dana Fuchs’ latest release, Songs From The Road, has been released as a dual CD/DVD package and thank God for that. There is no questioning her prowess as a vocalist … Read more
The Sharp Things – Adventurer’s Inn
Seriously… who knew? Perry Serpa works the 9 to 5 grind as an erstwhile publicist touting the music made by others. But after hours, he can be found at the … Read more
Sean Costello – In The Magic Shop
(Scores are determined by editorial staff) Sean Costello burst upon the scene as a gifted child prodigy. His incendiary guitar playing, heart wrenching singing and the easy way he switched genres … Read more
Two Gallants – We Are Undone
Call them what you want – garage-folk, country-punk, blues-rock or alternative Americana — but Two Gallants have been steadily releasing gem after gem for over a decade. A two-piece from … Read more
The Decemberists – What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World opens with the song “A Singer Addresses His Audience,” a somewhat sincere somewhat tongue in cheek disclaimer to eager fans about fame’s … Read more
John Mellencamp – Performs ‘Trouble No More’ Live At Town Hall
When John Mellencamp growls “I don’t want to die” during “Down in the Bottom,” you might just believe he never will. Performing songs from his 2003 covers album Trouble No … Read more
Ben Goldberg – Orphic Machine
Clarinetist Ben Goldberg is not exaggerating when he calls Orphic Machine the most ambitious project of his more than 25-year career. Working from the “speculative poetics” of author and critic … Read more
