Archive: 2016

The 12 songs on Devin Sinha’s third album Our Past and Present Futures, breeze by in one continual swoop of a singer-songwriter peaking at his art. Sinha’s voice is the lead instrument one that muscles each composition with a timbre that sounds years beyond his age.  Somehow Sinha sounds familiar and comfortable but then he surprises […]

“Let’s get me to New Orleans, please,” Eliot Sumner says with a laugh that is more serious than joking. Upon learning that I am based near the historically musical Deep South city, she reveals her desire to one day play there for more than one reason. “I’ve never been there. I want to drink a […]

[rating=8.00] Moth, the third album from Brooklyn duo Chairlift, is the band’s boldest statement yet, adding an urban edge to their synth pop sound. Singer Caroline Polachek has learned to meld her idiosyncratic vocals better with the grooves supplied by multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wimberly, who replaced founding member Aaron Pfenning in 2011. The result is a […]

Dylan LeBlanc’s new album, Cautionary Tale, was released on January 15, and he was on the CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions on January 23, the day before he played at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL. LeBlanc, from Muscle Shoals, is headlining his own tour for the first time and it will take him around the […]

“I don’t think I’ve ever played in Austin before. I honestly don’t remember — does anybody here know? No? Ok great, it’s your first time. It’s my first time too — really!” Vanessa Carlton was tentative in her assessment. She didn’t want to damage anyone’s memories. Really, it’s weird to think that she hadn’t ever […]

It’s hard to overlook the hotspot of musical activity that is Melbourne, Australia these days. Between acts like Courtney Barnett, Hiatus Kaiyote and Cut Copy among many others, the city has a vibrant scene to be reckoned with. Henry Wagons may be less of a household name but he is absolutely a musician you need to […]

Soulful, stylish and sexy, Grace Potter is a force of nature. Her aura and music exude resilience and strength, and her soaring vocals are nothing short of awe-inspiring. While Grace’s musical DNA seems to be based in the pain and loss of blues and outlaw country, she is not one to shy away from exploring […]

Mike Patton, Tunde Adebimpe, and doseone break bold new ground with their collaborative project, Nevermen.

[rating=8.00] As their website so proudly and accurately notes, Let Me Get By is an album of firsts for the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Their debut for Fantasy Records, this early 2016 release is more importantly, an in-house product of creativity. All the material is original, in various combinations of what’s now a twelve-piece band, was […]