Archive: 2025

Piet Dalmolen has spent the past fifteen years gigging with other bands and playing covers.  Sure, it was good to have the work, but these gigs did not feed a necessary creative fire and it’s been a long dry spell since he made his own music. That has now changed. Feeling inspired to dive back […]

Folk singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and educator John McCutcheon recently released his 45th album, Field of Stars, encompassing a wide array of moods and storytelling, but carrying his songwriting stamp of the genuine and focused. It’s also a testimony to masterful musicianship from McCutcheon and longtime collaborators like like Tim O’Brien and Stuart Duncan. The further features […]

Tele and The Ghost of Our Lord is the pseudonym of Florida-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist producer, engineer, and visual artist Matt Kamm. From bluegrass instruments and psychedelia to synthesis, Tele prefers the pursuit of intuition over formula. Expect genre-hopping from T&TGOOL.  Folk has always had a literary element, but Kamm’s approach to these tropes is as […]

King Ropes’ 6th full-length album, Idaho, is soaked in “The Spirit of The West.”  Whatever that means. It’s not The West of tourism pamphlets, fly fishing, or cowboys riding into the sunset. Riffing on the idea of Idaho as a kind of misunderstood underdog, the band is more interested in evoking a world both remarkably […]

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell today has announced the music lineup for the 2025 event, scheduled for April 24 – May 4.   Jazz Fest is an annual celebration of the unique culture and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana, alongside unforgettable performances by nationally and internationally renowned guest artists to create […]

On March 14, Nels Cline will release Consentrik Quartet, the eponymous debut of the guitarist’s band comprising saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, bassist Chris Lightcap, and drummer Tom Rainey. By turns swinging, grooving, bracing, mesmeric, and quietly stunning, the album spotlights the ensemble’s profound chemistry as well as Cline’s versatility as both a player and a writer. […]

My Morning Jacket has announced that their eagerly awaited new album is, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, March 21. Pre-orders are available now. Produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), is – which marks My Morning Jacket’s 10th studio album and first full-length new collection in more than three years – is heralded by today’s premiere […]

In a career spanning three decades, A. Lee Edwards finds himself older, sober, and living as a listener, all of which are A) difficult and B) rewarding. While it may come as a surprise to those familiar with his previous projects, to see an Edwards-affiliated record with “Heart Sounds” in the title, that’s what he’s […]

Identifying the weirdest part of Brian Eno’s career depends a lot on your definition of “weird”. Was it his decadent and glammy Roxy Music days in the early 70s, or perhaps the inherently cerebral nature of his abstract ambient records to come later in the decade and beyond? For this writer, the answer has always […]