Brad Colerick – Tuscon
There was an expression of puzzlement on my brow when I opened my copy of Tuscon and saw an inscription to me written on the disco? Was it because I lived … Read more
Album Reviews
Levin Brothers – Levin Brothers
They’ve spent their years in respective virtuosic backgrounds playing with a round-robin of legends and icons. Now, the time has come for brothers Pete and Tony Levin to come center … Read more
Fly Golden Eagle – Quartz (ATO Records)
The last time a double album grabbed my attention? Exile On Main Street. And then Fly Golden Eagle took a shit on my windshield. Quartz, the band’s sophomore release and … Read more
The Call Featuring Robert Levon Been of B.R.M.C. – A Tribute to…
It is never easy to be the progeny of a great artist. Expectations are already heightened whenever the industry pricks up their ears at kin, particularly musical ones, stepping forward … Read more
Doug Seegers – Going Down To The River (Rounder)
You’ll swear he’s the guy who… or the one who did the song that… but if you’ve ever heard Doug Seegers before this album, it was likely on some street … Read more
Robert Plant – lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar (Nonesuch)
When discussing Robert Plant’s solo work, all reviewers worth their column space must be as stone determined not to fall into hollow Led Zeppelin comparisons in their writing as Plant … Read more
Matt the Electrician
I acquired this deceptively simple CD during the Americana Music Festival in September, and am just now—with difficulty—taking it out of rotation. Matt the Electrician pens lovely tunes with hooks … Read more
Whiskey Shivers – Whiskey Shivers (Clean Bill)
We caught up with the peripatetic and ebullient Whiskey Shivers just before their album release party in New York’s Lower East Side and got a good jolt of why I … Read more
Ben Miller Band – Any Way, Shape Or Form (New West Records)
Few albums have been more aptly named. North Mississippi Hill Country blues, Appalachian mountain music, bluegrass, or pure country come uniquely together in The Ben Miller Band’s trademark “Ozark stomp”. … Read more
Markus James – Head For The Hills (Firenze Records)
What hills should we head for? These would be the hills in North Mississippi’s hill country which is where all but one of Markus James’ drummers–Marlon Green being the exception–come from. It’s … Read more
