Reviews

Kristoffer Bolander

I Forgive Nothing by Kristoffer Bolander is reminiscent of works by artists like Damien Rice, Glen Hansard or Ben Howard, singer-songwriters who touch your heart in all the right places, with … Read more

Them

C’mon, admit it. Plenty of you out there celebrating birthdays in the sixty plus range sometimes had a tough time telling who was who: Them or the Stones. Then you … Read more

The Yawpers

  In spite of the fact that I had a 9 a.m. exam the next day and was behind on all of my thesis work, I headed down to Bowery … Read more

Anthony Geraci

The Boston area is home to some of the best blues keyboardists, including the late David Maxwell, Dave Limina (Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters), and Anthony Geraci (Sugar Ray and … Read more

Simon Phillips

Simon Phillips soars high in the ranks of contemporary drummers. He’s worked twenty years behind Toto and has kept time with Jagger, Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, Gabriel, Roxy … Read more

Charlie Parr

Charlie Parr may not come off exactly one-of-a-kind on Stumpjumper, but he gets damn close. An amazingly adept folk and blues-styled chronicler and an excellent guitarist, singer and banjo player, … Read more

Corb Lund

Despite a decade long career and some eight albums amassed in his catalogue, Alberta, Canada’s Corb Lund still remains something of an enigma to many of those  residing south of … Read more

Brooke Annibale

Now based in Pittsburgh after a stint in Nashville, Brooke Annibale makes music that embraces melancholic soundscapes which are easy on the ear, but somewhat foreboding overall. Elegiac and unhurried, … Read more

Tim O’Brien

It’s a surprise to discover this is Tim O’Brien’s first release since 2011, when The Crossing launched to widespread acclaim. Of course, O’Brien himself has been busy between takes as … Read more

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James Leg

We often forget that rock ‘n’ roll, in all its brilliant, world-changing glory, is a dirty business. Very few performers today embrace the caustic, base and inherently dirty nature from … Read more