Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Only Run (Self-released)
Only Run, the fourth self-released album from Philadelphia based band, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, is also the first full-length since losing three fifths of the original line-up in 2012. … Read more
Reviews
Judy Collins – Live In Ireland (Cleopatra Records)
Judy Collins is a true musical icon, delighting listeners all over the world for over 50 years. This album was recorded live on September 29, 2013 at Dromoland Castle for … Read more
Camper Van Beethoven – El Camino Real (429)
As godfathers of eccentric indie rock, Camper Van Beethoven always attracts a degree of curiosity even before the proverbial needle drops on their latest platter. Happily, the Campers never disappoint, … Read more
Aaron Comess – Blues For Use (Self-released)
Aaron Comess is known for his drum skills, so it’s no surprise that his new album overflows with cool beats. But Comess, also a composer and producer, had something more … Read more
Irma Thomas – Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album (Rhino)
Irma Thomas first came to the music world’s attention in the mid-1960’s with her Imperial Records release of the superb “Time is On My Side” (yes, the same song later … Read more
Brigitte DeMeyer – Savannah Road (Self-released)
Some artists take their time in putting forth new discs because they consider it a representative of themselves, a “piece” of who they are. They want to put only their … Read more
Amy LaVere – Runaway’s Diary (Archer)
In this, her third album, Amy LaVere has fashioned a masterpiece. The title reveals the song-cycle’s theme, brilliantly realized by Ms. LaVere’s finely honed song-writing skills and fragile vocal interpretations. … Read more
Steve Conte NYC – The Steve Conte NYC Album (Thunderdog Recordings)
The best rock and roll has the power to lift the sedentary from their chairs and make even the most blasé sing along. That’s a good description of what happens … Read more
Holly George-Warren – A Man Called Destruction: The Life And Music Of…
The case of Alex Chilton is a curious one indeed; having stumbled into rock stardom at sixteen years old, he spent most of his career alternately chasing after success and … Read more
Pete Seeger Benefit – Bearsville Theatre (Woodstock, NY)
Hudson Valley and Woodstock stalwarts joined with Woodstock Day School students to honor Pete Seeger in a three-hour concert which included Seeger songs, classics from the folk music catalogue and … Read more
