Silver City Bound
Throw away the map. A road trip with American roots music raconteurs Silver City Bound could go anywhere, and they make really good driving music, perfect for cruising down Route … Read more
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Chicago Blues Festival
Photos by Laura Carbone This most iconic of the blues festivals could only be set in the city where modern blues was born. Chicago blues came up from the South with … Read more
Paul Mark & The Van Dorens
Paul Mark’s latest release, Stowaways was recorded in 2015. It’s the tenth studio release by the multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer. Mark’s discography spans several decades, embracing the Americana/Roots spectrum with an original take … Read more
Leland Sundries
Music For Outcasts, the latest by New York outfit Leland Sundries is an instantaneous lesson in obsessive listening practices. Within a few minutes the raucous jangle of the record realizes … Read more
Michael Doucet & Tom Rigney
Cajun Fandango is a perfect pairing of two of Cajun-roots music’s finest musicians. Kicking up a positive storm they are joined on this wonderful release by guitarist Danny Caron (Marcia … Read more
Northside, Take Two
My North Brooklyn musical weekend started off on Thursday night with a heavy wave of nostalgia, listening through McCarren Park’s chain link fence as Wolf Parade played songs from 2005’s … Read more
Northside Festival
Diarrhea Planet Tennessee might have gotten Bonnaroo last weekend, but we had Diarrhea Planet. The Nashville party punk band that was “supposed to be a joke college band that people … Read more
La Luz
La Luz’s concert at the Subterranean was full of surprises. Audience members witnessed the positive attitude the surf rock band from Seattle maintained despite an accidental fire drill going off just … Read more
Twin River
Passing Shade is the sophomore release of Canadian garage rock band, Twin River. Based in Vancouver, the quintet released their debut LP, Should The Light Go Out in 2015. Tracks … Read more
Alexis P. Suter Band
Blues fans and festival goers should be familiar with Alexis P. Suter by now. In any case, the rocking, enormous power of Suter and her band is on full display … Read more
