Reviews

Shovels & Rope

Photos by Ehud Lazin In 2013, Shovels & Rope, won the Emerging Artist of the Year award at the Americana Music Association. Three years later, and the Charleston, South Carolina … Read more

Christian Kjellvander

Currently living in Seattle, WA, Christian Kjellvander is a Swedish singer/songwriter – a fantastic one at that. In the ’90s, he formed the Loosegoats when he returned to Sweden. After … Read more

Trudy Lynn

Houston-based veteran blues singer, Trudy Lynn, again teams with harmonica player Steve Krase to leverage the success of 2014’s Royal Oaks Blues Café, a #1  Billboard blues charter, and 2015’s … Read more

Patty Griffin

Photos by Ehud Lazin Grammy winning singer/songwriter Patty Griffin released her tenth album, Servant Of Love, just over a year ago, and she’s continuing to delight sold-out crowds across the country … Read more

Styx

Cue the streamers, along with a blizzard of confetti. This is Las Vegas after all, and AOR giants Styx are about to close a glitzy, hit-filled performance in style with … Read more

Ohio Knife

Scalp or Be Scalped does not suffer from low testosterone. Whether chain-smoking their way through a series of heavy, slow-burning dirges in “Be The Dark,” “Tonight We Ride” and “WWP” … Read more

Kevin Fowler

Kevin Fowler sings a catchy new Lone Star State anthem with “Texas Forever” on his eighth studio album, Coming to a Honky Tonk Near You. No offense to the ghosts … Read more

The Jimmys

The Jimmys’ deft mix of blues and R&B has won the band praise from genre heavyweights Tinsley Ellis and Marcia Ball. On Hot Dish, the Wisconsin outfit mixes horns, keyboards … Read more

Levee Town

I learned a thing or two while having a damn good time listening to Takin’ & Givin’. A blues band called Levee Town would have to hail from deep in … Read more