Chris Pierce
Going to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to lovingly record 12 covers of vintage soul/R&B classics clearly had a profound effect on singer/songwriter Chris Pierce. It was a pilgrimage to a holy … Read more
Album Reviews
The Wailin’ Jennys
In the dark stillness of their a cappella version of the traditional hymn “Old Churchyard” which opens The Wailin’ Jennys’ new album Fifteen, the rapturous harmonies of Nicky Mehta, Ruth … Read more
Joshua Davis
Listening to The Way Back Home is like walking down a long dirt road; it’s meandering and mellow, and you won’t be in a hurry to reach the end. For … Read more
Art Garfunkel
Perhaps instead of “The Singer,” vocal legend Art Garfunkel should be henceforth known as “The Wordsmith.” Garfunkel is clearly enamored with and by words, and in his unorthodox new semi-memoir, … Read more
Robert Plant
The world is peppered with musical magpies: musicians who are ever-searching, listening for new, refreshingly interesting rhythms and tones, the next nugget of aural treasure lurking just around the corner. … Read more
Chris “Bad News” Barnes
Chris “Bad News” Barnes is pretty much an elemental force, a guy of unexpected musical tastes, thoughts and interests. Often, and certainly self-billed, as the King of Hokum, Barnes is … Read more
Calico The Band
Built around the songwriting and gorgeous vocals of Mander Mosher and Kirsten Proffit, Calico The Band proudly carries the torch of California country rock. Working with a hand-picked group … Read more
Ranky Tanky
Down in the lowlands of South Carolina there is a quintet making their own unique noise. Building on the West African language of Gullah, which means “a people blessed by … Read more
Eilen Jewell
Eilen Jewell ain’t your usual blueswoman, with a gritty past and a voice to match. Pretty, blond-ish and young, Jewell’s vocals could deliver Barbra Streisand’s catalogue in a posh … Read more
Canyon City
Step across the threshold of this lonely, old house of an album and the feeling of isolation is palpable. Heavy, trudging steps up stairs are the first sounds heard on … Read more
