Marching through Boston, up the shore a bit and landing in Harvard Square, Calexico brought serious heat to the packed house at The Sinclair. We can posit that it wasn’t
Jacco Gardner is an explorer of the human psyche. He recently released his second full-length album Hypnophobia, but even in that short span of time has made an indelible mark
[rating=8.00] Charlie Parr’s latest album (roughly the *sixteenth* from the Minnesotan roots mainstay) is a fascinating feat of fine songwriting and quality production work. Recorded at Down Yonder Farm in North Carolina, it shows
[rating=8.00] Ryley Walker is not ashamed of the bevy of influences who inform his sound. Primrose Green – his third solo album – finds the folksy singer/songwriter fully embracing the
Touring behind his first album in nearly seven years, José González took the stage of the Paradise Rock Club, toting his beautiful acoustic guitar and a young lifetime’s worth of
[rating=6.00] At this stage of the game, Andy Cabic’s so-called “freak folk” band Vetiver has become a vehicle for the singer/songwriter’s experimentation in a variety of genres, styles and soundscapes.
Chicago’s Ryley Walker is a folk singer whose unique brand of musicianship is a melding of styles, from the fingerpicking schools of Bert Jansch and Pentangle to the blue-eyed soul of Van
Marco Benevento arrived in Boston recently to deliver a set of music that touched on many aspects of the veteran pianist’s career. Playing nearly two hours with the Marco Benevento
[rating=8.00] The eponymous debut of Tomás Pagán Motta is a feat of honest writing, earnest singing and beefy but subtle instrumental arrangements. The eight tracks are tight, yet spacey; poignant
John Medeski is keeping busy. In late February, the jazz-funk heavyweight and member of Medeski, Martin & Wood spent some time at his alma mater giving a master class, participated
