Reviews

The Cranberries

  The Cranberries, the Irish Rock band formed nearly 30 years ago have just released their final album In The End. Noel Hogan (lead guitarist), Mike Hogan (bassist), Dolores O’Riordan … Read more

The Rayo Brothers

There’s nothing else quite like brother harmony—or sisters for that matter. Just think of the Everly or Louvin brothers, or the Quebe or Andrews sisters or just about any group … Read more

The Lee Boys

Known as one of the top bands in Sacred Steel, The Lee Boys fuse gospel with soul, funk, blues, and R&B. This is the first Lee Boys recording in seven … Read more

Rattlebone 

For almost 50 years, Southern rock music has thrived, but too often spoken of like a bastard child. Gregg Allman rightly dismissed the tag whenever he heard it applied to … Read more

Harpdog Brown

This combination of British Columbia’s triple Maple Blues Award winning bluesman Harpdog Brown and Juno-Award winner producer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Dawson proves irresistible, not just because of the talent on hand, but … Read more

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul

Where to start with an album like this from a truly astonishingly well-qualified artist and performer? Firstly, to say, this is good…..very tasty, with a sort of near-tongue-in-cheek, sideways glance … Read more

Tim Gartland

Transplanted Bostonian, now Nashville resident, Tim Gartland, has found Music City to his liking. Satisfied is his fourth solo album, his second since relocating to Nashville. Harmonicist Gartland has progressed … Read more

Will Kimbrough

Will Kimbrough returns with a truly excellent solo release, ten tracks that span the genres while always remaining firmly anchored, rooted in tradition and rip-roaring quality. As one of the … Read more

Bernard Fowler

You’ve never heard Rolling Stones’ songs rendered this way. The band’s long-time (30 plus years) backup vocalist, Bernard Fowler, delivers a spoken word treatise on select, deep-in-the-catalog Stones’ songs that’s … Read more