Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers have harnessed their power and approach, moving from what this writer felt was rather overdone, way-too-loud blues rock into a more electrifying, captivating, just-enough-restrained sound
The last time this writer heard an artist describe his music as “American Music” was the late Clarence “Gatemouth” Btown who shunned the blues label people ascribed to him. Now
The Small Glories are a Canadian duo making their U.S. debut on an album that celebrates the Canadian prairies, titled for the convergence of two rivers, the Assiniboine and the
The title should give you pause. These are new songs but for an older time. The inside jacket has the album title emblazoned over a typewriter no less. Chris Stamey
Philip Bailey, the legendary falsetto voice of Earth, Wind & Fire certainly calls on some famous friends for his twelfth solo outing, Love Will Find A Way, but most of
In the wake of tourist murders and the recent shooting of beloved Dominican David Ortiz (“Big Papi”), the reputation of the Dominican Republic is going through a tough period to
There’s just something about 2019 that makes this the year of Americana duos, especially male-female tandems and partners-for-life couples. Already we’ve had releases from Mandolin Orange, Shovels & Rope, Silver
Jim Lauderdale’s 32nd studio album From Another World marks the singer/songwriter’s encore to last year’s acclaimed Times Flies. Lauderdale, of course, has penned country hits for the likes of George
Wow! it’s been ten years since we last heard Buddy and Julie Miller on Written in Chalk. The combination of Julie’s serious health issues and Buddy’s in-demand status as producer
London-born, current Brooklyn resident Aaron Whitby handles too many roles to fit in a convenient headline, so we’ll lead with his credits as producer, composer, songwriter, pianist, engineer and educator.
