Reviews

The Grahams

  Photos by Brian Bongo Davis On the final night, closing a three week tour of the UK, Nashville-based New York duo Alyssa and Doug Graham turned in an excellent, … Read more

Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches

It’s apparent that the husband and wife musical team of Nick Russo and Betina Hershey are well versed in a variety of genres. Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches’ latest EP, … Read more

Tony McManus

Tony McManus is rightly rated as one Celtic music’s finest musicians, a guy who is grounded in the tradition and picks guitar like few others with an incomparable feel and … Read more

Ten Strings and a Goat Skin

The name almost sounds like a children’s book to read to my niece sometime, but it’s truth in advertising. Combine guitar, violin and bodhran and you’ve got just what this … Read more

Brenton Wood

Fame was fleeting for silky smooth, West Coast R&B crooner Brenton Wood. His Double Shot Records years having begun with such promise, Wood seemed to be the second coming of … Read more

Colin Hay

I’ve been a fan of Colin Hay since I was 11 years old, when my grandmother gave me my vinyl copy of Business As Usual for Christmas. “Who Can It … Read more

Buzz Cason

A member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Buzz Cason ensured his own immortality by writing a pair of songs that certified pop classics —“Everlasting Love,” a song that’s charted … Read more

Jo Harman

Maybe we’re a little late to the party on rising British soul sensation Jo Harman who has just released her sophomore album. Yes, when I see a high profile guest … Read more

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

If you stumbled upon Front Porch Sessions, you would think you’re listening to  vintage country blues, dusted off and re-released on a modern format. The rawness of this album and … Read more

The Jigsaw Seen

Sacred cows have never been safe around The Jigsaw Seen. Making a moody, noisy art-rock squall of Henry Mancini’s “Baby Elephant Walk” for their 1996 album Shots in the Dark, … Read more