James Luther Dickinson
James Luther “Jim” Dickinson was many things—a performer, a producer, a songwriter, a band leader, and session player—but one thing he wasn’t was a refined musician who played by the … Read more
Album Reviews
Chris Bergson
Chris Bergson certainly impressed me with his 2011 Imitate the Sun, displaying a knack for songwriting and both guitar versatility and virtuosity, not seen in many blues artists. 2014’s Live … Read more
Billy Price
You might think that an artist with 15 albums would be practically a household name. While that’s true for blues fans in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas, Billy Price, the blue-eyed … Read more
The Wild Reeds
Three-part female harmony is fairly common these days, but the Wild Reeds somehow touched me with the best sound of this kind that I’ve heard since the Haden Triplets. The … Read more
Malcolm Holcombe
Malcolm Holcombe is a troubadour seemingly from another age. Somehow his vivid imagery can evoke characters right out of a Dickens novel or, closer to home, southern writers like Faulkner … Read more
Evolfo
What an electrifying garage-rock album like Last of the Acid Cowboys needs is a little bit of classic soul. Like a calming drug prescribed to offset the euphoric psychedelic freakouts … Read more
The Drugstore Gypsies
This is an unabashed rock n’ roll debut album. In the vein of great Southern bands like The Kentucky Headhunters. Blackberry Smoke, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers and others, the … Read more
Jim Gustin & Truth Jones
Jim Gustin’s force-of-nature voice brings to mind Long John Baldry and perhaps Canadians Big Doug McLean and Jim Byrnes. Some compare his vocals to Springsteen. He has a natural smoky … Read more
Alison Krauss
Windy City is a 15-track offering from one of modern country/Americana music’s current queens. For the past few decades, Krauss has consistently and pretty well constantly excited and delivered some stunning, … Read more
Danny Barnes
Are you looking for a new album to take you away from the world’s problems? This is the one you’re looking for. It doesn’t take an expert in bluegrass to … Read more
