Dan Israel
Accentuating the positive, with the solar-powered, upbeat pop and exuberant horns streaming out of “Be My Girl,” Minnesota singer-songwriter Dan Israel tries to beat back self-doubt and regret on the … Read more
Reviews
The Mike Duke Project
In a business that can often be cruel and uncaring, it’s reassuring to find an album like Mike Duke’s. The title is certainly no overstatement. It took forty years to … Read more
Helene Cronin
There’s some of Gretchen Peters’ darkness and incisive poetry in Helene Cronin’s terrific debut, and that alone should be more than enough for singer-songwriter fans to give Cronin their attention. … Read more
Commander Cody and His Western Planet Airmen
Commander Cody has returned from the ozone with three other musicians he calls his Western Airmen to rock again in a way that made his live shows legendary among fans … Read more
Jeb Loy Nichols and the Westwood All-Stars
Find the coziest spot in your living room, or better yet, an outdoor porch if the climate allows. Pour beverage of choice. Put your damn phone away (this part is … Read more
Whiskey Myers
Whiskey Myers is the fifth release from an eponymous six-piece, rock-blues band that positively boils with hard-nosed, in-your-face, hard-edged rock music. This ain’t an album for the faint-hearted. Nor is it … Read more
The Hangmen
The Hangmen somehow escaped the noose. Dealt a bad hand as major label deals with Capitol and then Nirvana’s old home, DGC Records, went south fast, the dark country-punk legends … Read more
Rich Willey’s Boptism Funk Band
Trumpeter and composer Rich Willey has been busy lately. Just a few months ago, he issued his big band album Down & Dirty, and now follows that up with this … Read more
HeavyDrunk
Just the thought of Holy Water suggests everything right. Leader Rob Robinson christened his nine-piece Nashville-based ensemble after he heard that blues luminary Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown referred to someone as … Read more
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley
Rob Ickes—his surname aptly rhyming with yikes—can make a Dobro sing his heart’s praises in any manner of style. He’s graced the recordings and shared the stage with everyone from … Read more
