Michael McDermott
Michael McDermott is a true original, a guy with a grit-fuelled vocal delivery, fine zinging fretwork and an eye for arresting, story-telling lyrics that often seem to echo his own … Read more
Album Reviews
Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore
I was familiar with Dave Alvin from his days with brother Phil and The Blasters, less so with Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Both are all about American roots music: Alvin … Read more
Brother Dege
A uniquely cinematic and psychedelic subversion of traditional, death-obsessed Delta blues, Farmer’s Almanac immerses itself in the dark eccentricities and rural secrecy of the Deep South, a place the mysterious … Read more
Grand Marquis
If you didn’t have the band lineup in front of you, you’d swear this was a bigger unit than just a six-piece—the horns of Grand Marquis create so much sound … Read more
John Wesley Harding
An autobiography of sorts, bulging at the seams with 17 cover songs, Greatest Other People’s Hits reveals more about the artistry of veteran singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding than any book … Read more
Lee Roy Parnell
Lee Roy Parnell made big waves in Nashville country music during the 1990s, but as a baby boomer-born Texan, he’s always loved the blues, Memphis and Alabama soul, and Southern … Read more
Dana Fuchs
Showered with bouquets from critics for her powerful performance as Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway production of “Love, Janis,” Dana Fuchs returns to the role she was born to play, … Read more
Mike Zito
Mike Zito is a blues rocker at heart, balancing a heavy rock sound against a conventional blues approach. His balancing act can be a bit confounding at times. He left … Read more
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Although there is no title song on Hearts of Glass, there is loads of heart. This veteran Nashville tunesmith’s name has sat in parenthesis under names like Elton John, Bonnie … Read more
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs
A rather sweet and altogether charming idea on its face, Clippety Clop is a horse of a different color. Entirely devoted to everything equine, and almost certainly the first LP … Read more
