Andrea Baker
You could call Andrea Baker a country singer, a folkie or sometimes a coffeehouse crooner, depending on which song you’re playing, but that’s really not what matters. She’s also a … Read more
Reviews
Various Artists / Dixie Gamble
Chiaroscuro (kee-aa-ruh-skyur-ow) is an ancient art technique of using differing shades of light and dark to create a third dimension. Rembrandt was a master at it, and this is a … Read more
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
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
