Jeremy Spencer – Bend In The Road (101 Distribution)
For this album, it’s necessary to begin listening with a tabula rasa. This is a new Jeremy Spencer, with a new sound and a new set of mostly old songs. … Read more
Reviews
The Kingston Springs – The Kingston Springs (Old Mug)
With much color accenting their Nashville palette, the Kingston Springs have plenty of legroom when it comes to their musical canvas and on their self-titled debut, The Kingston Springs, they … Read more
InAshton – Pianos (New York, NY)
In a city rife with hipster-baiting blogger fodder, NYC’s InAshton are refreshingly unironic, playing nuts and bolts, meat and two veg pop-rock where everyone is invited to come on down … Read more
11th Annual Americana Music Association Conference – Nashville, TN
Five days in Nashville seems like Heaven for any music lover, but five days during the Americana Music Association’s annual extravaganza and conference can be celestial overload for those willing … Read more
Ben Sandmel – Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans
Death, birth, geography, friends and luck all have a say in whether or not we succeed. But even without the catchy name, Ernest Kador, Jr. was destined for stardom. Where … Read more
Rose Tattoo – Life From Boggo Road Jail (MVD Visual)
A pre-show Gary “Angry” Anderson is interviewed walking into Australia’s Boggo Road Jail for a concert celebrating the facility’s closing. With that devilish Aussie sneer, he shows the camera “the … Read more
Terje Rypdal – Crime Scene (ECM)
Blending scenes from the world’s greatest horror, suspense and mob films with a joyous musical cacophony straight out of Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz playbook, Terje Rypdal’s Crime Scene plays out … Read more
Professor Louie & the Crowmatix – Wings Of Fire (Woodstock Records)
The Band may not be with us anymore but Professor Louie (Adam Hurwitz) and the Crowmatix certainly are, and they bring that sweet Band vibe alive on their eighth album, … Read more
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Mature Themes (4AD)
Ariel Pink is the kind of artist that refuses even the most basic of categorization. His work veers between hazy synth-pop, 70s R&B and 60’s jangle rock united only by … Read more
Philadelphia Folk Festival – Schwenksville, PA
At 51, the Philly Folk Fest may be older than some grandmothers, but don’t expect to hear your grandmothers’ folk music. Little Feat, Voices of the Wetlands , Trombone Shorty … Read more
