Jazz Vocalist/Audiophile Fave Lyn Stanley Pays Tribute to Julie London on “London Calling – A Toast to Julie London” (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Self-made and DIY jazz vocalist Lyn Stanley has achieved enough success now through five best-selling albums to have some fun and for the first time pay tribute to another artist. As Stanley says in her notes, “I chose to honor, not mimic, jazz stylist Julie London, as many have noted our similar styles. Julie […]
Rock n roller Bloodshot Bill Announces New LP ‘Come And Get Your Love Right Now’
The one-man hurricane known as BLOODSHOT BILL started in his hometown of Montreal around 1998, with just a guitar and a stomp board. Since then, he’s had over 35 releases throughout Europe and North America. You know he keeps a jam-packed calendar, juggling insane live shows all over the world with the requisite studio time, […]
Happy 75th Birthday Richard “Dickey” Betts (Watch “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” Live ’70)
Todd Snider Announces Spring Tour Dates and New Album Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3
Musician Todd Snider announces new tour dates to support his upcoming album Cash Cabin Session, Vol. 3 to be released on March 15 through Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers. The new tour starts March 13 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City (full tour below). After 6 years of making rock records, Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3’s folk influence marks […]
Son Volt Returns With New LP ‘Union’ Due March 29th
Son Volt has announced the March 29th release of their ninth studio album, Union(Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers). The new album showcases the depth of band founder Jay Farrar’s intelligent songwriting as he stretches out on the thirteen songs by confronting our current political climate with keen observations and pointed commentary. Farrar reminds of the comfort and clarity […]
J Mascis Ups The Confidence Meter As New Solo Tour Hits Brooklyn’s Rough Trade (SHOW REVIEW)
Dinosaur Jr. guitar slinger/vocalist J Mascis has turned the volume and gone it alone on his most recent tour in the wake of his excellent Elastic Days release. The Friday night December 7th show at Brooklyn’s intimate Rough Trade (a great record shop/small venue) sold out weeks in advance and whether it was the overflowing […]
SONG PREMIERE: Michael McArthur Creates Luscious Song Landscape Via “We Live & We Die”
“I’ve always done things a little bit differently,” says singer/songwriter Michael McArthur, who wrote the most vibrant album of his career, Ever Green, Ever Rain, during the darkest season of his life. Songwriting has always been a form of therapy for McArthur. Over the past decade, the Florida native has filled a handful of EPs with his own […]
Van Morrison’s Stories Abound: Van The Man’s Most Overlooked Albums and Songs
With his 40th studio release, The Prophet Speaks, and articles galore on the 50th anniversary of Astral Weeks, not to mention frequent touring and a rumored project with Willie Nelson, Van Morrison stories abound these days. His output in the last couple of years has been staggering, reflecting perhaps a newfound energy and a commitment […]
SONG PREMIERE: Reed Foehl Finds Inspiration in Travel With Gregory Alan Isakov Co-Penned “American Miles”
With the Feb. 1, 2019, release of Reed Foehl’s fifth solo album, Lucky Enough, fans will get a dose of powerful medicine, a cathartic collection of 10 songs that Foehl recorded with help from a mighty musical force, The Band of Heathens, at their Finishing School studio in Austin, Texas. It’s an album that will […]
Wannabe Reviews Jeff Tweedy’s ‘WARM’
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on WARM, the new solo album from Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):