Levi Lowrey – Levi Lowrey (Southern Ground)
The first thing that strikes you when putting on this album is the beautiful quality of Levi Lowrey’s voice; it’s an honest voice much like the quality you get from … Read more
Album Reviews
Silversun Pickups – The Singles Collection (Dangerbird)
Listening to Silversun Pickups is sort of like eating vanilla ice cream—both experiences are simple and satisfying but would be even better with some extra flavor. Considering that, you’d be … Read more
Dhafer Youssef – Birds Requiem (Okeh)
A requiem is music played in honor of someone who has departed from this world. Dhafer Youssef’s melodies, like birds and human souls, fill the air and drift into the … Read more
Stephen Trombley – Tea For Three (Worldview Pictures)
Upstate New York native; new Nashvillian (after 35 years of living and working in the UK); author; and filmmaker; Stephen Trombley’s first outing from Music City is a brief but … Read more
Scorpions – MTV Unplugged In Athens (Sony)
Since they announced their “farewell” in 2010, the Scorpions’ activity level has curiously taken the opposite route. With a hodgepodge of four albums in as many years, including re-recorded hits … Read more
Tinariwen – Emmaar (ANTI-)
Tinariwen won a well-deserved Grammy for their 2011 album, Tassili, recorded in their home, the Sahara desert. Due to political instability at home, they went to another desert to record … Read more
William Fitzsimmons – Lions (Netwerk Recordings)
You know that period of time months after you’ve lost the love of your life and the moment right before you find someone new? The essence of those emotions is … Read more
Tony Trischka – Great Big World (Rounder)
Banjo legend Tony Trischka’s latest album is as eclectic as anything he has ever done and perhaps as satisfying as well. The 13-track effort is a showcase for Trischka’s distinctive … Read more
John Gorka – Bright Side Of Down (Red House Records)
In his first release in four years, folk music icon John Gorka proves once again that his skills as a writer and as a musician are unequaled. Bright Side of … Read more
Mary Beth Cross – Beyond Good And Evil (MBC Productions)
This is Mary Beth Cross’s fourth album, and it is surely her most mature and best. Hailing from Wisconsin, her art is steeped in Americana. This album of original compositions … Read more
