[rating=8.00] Matt Pond PA has maintained a somewhat ubiquitous presence. Who is this Matt Pond anyway? Is it a handle that appropriates the name of some obscure historical figure like
[rating=6.00] Three albums on, Royal Southern Brotherhood have moved to the top ranks of the jam band legions, bringing them a certain distinction that belies their relative rookie standing. In
[rating=8.00] Richard Thompson has a unique standing in contemporary music circles. Although the origins of his career can be traced to his tenure in Fairport Convention — a band considered
[rating=7.00] Cynics might be tempted to dismiss Underhill Rose as far too sweet and sincere to give them the necessary edge up. After all, they don’t dwell on politically charged
[rating=6.00] Such is the widespread mass appeal popularity of Americana these days that even a band that gives itself an odd handle like Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank can get
[rating=8.00] If the title of Jamie Lin Wilson’s first full solo album seems both expansive and inclusive, you can be sure that the heading is actually appropriate. Wilson writes from
Rickie Lee Jones could have taken a safer path. That is to say, she could have followed a more predictable path. After winning immediate acclaim with her eponymous debut album
[rating=8.00] Admittedly, Canada’s Barenaked Ladies aren’t always in the best position to be taken seriously. For starters, there’s their handle, chosen when the group’s founding members Ed Robertson and Steven
Even its most ardent admirers are forced to admit that television news has changed significantly over the past decades. Those revered no-nonsense newsmen who helped pioneer the form — Edward
[rating=7.00] Every now and then an artist seems to suddenly emerge from the ether and create an album that compels people to literally scratch their heads and wonder where he
