Reviews

Michael McDermott

Willow Springs is an album that can be safely said to have been a long time a’coming but has positively been well worth the wait. Michael McDermott has been around … Read more

Elouise

These here are some murky waters, folks. In what positions itself as the most Flannery O’Connor release of 2016, Elouise’s Deep Water takes us down the garden path of delirium, … Read more

No Sinner

No Sinner my ass. One look at Colleen Rennison in her shorty shorts dispels all notions of a goody two-shoes. Especially when you watch her in the video for the … Read more

Deerhoof

Holed up in an empty rented office space in the New Mexico desert, with nothing to distract them, experimental indie-rock noisemakers Deerhoof conjured up The Magic in a mere seven … Read more

Ivas John

Ivas John is a young man with the heart of a venerable troubadour. His latest album, Good Days A Comin’, is chock full of authenticity, a stirring set of songs … Read more

Sarah Jarosz

As mellow as floating down a lazy river, Undercurrent carries the listener on a subdued yet poignant journey through a wounded and passionate landscape of the soul. Much like the … Read more

Corey Kendrick

Beyond doubt, I’m having a great time discovering new jazz artists who not only carry on the grand jazz traditions but also add, or show definitive signs of adding, their … Read more

Neil Young

The planet continues to deteriorate. Fortunately that’s not the case for this Canadian rocker’s music. On his latest 2-CD release, Earth, Neil Young and Promise of the Real share 13 live … Read more

The Monkees

The Monkees are the greatest band ever produced in America. In 1966 they rode their explosive “Last Train To Clarksville” debut single and eponymous premiere LP onto the pop charts and into … Read more

Rita Coolidge

Photos by Ebet Roberts Backed by four excellent musicians, Rita Coolidge showed up in a long sexy dress and treated The Cutting Room patrons with a cabaret-style evening of love … Read more