Lonesome Shack is high-concept. They’re a Seattle band led by guitarist Ben Todd, who, the story goes, spent time in a shack in the New Mexico desert, learning traditional blues
Bluesman John Mayall is perhaps best known for his ear for talent. Legendary guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor, all passed through his bands, not to mention Cream
The easiest way to explain Drenge’s Strange Creatures is to use “When I Look Into Your Eyes,” the closing track, as a microcosm of the entire album. The bones of
Ryan Bingham has a distinctive voice. It has an underlying weariness like maybe he spent the previous night trying to be heard in a loud room, but it also has
As I write this, the sports talk world is consumed by pitcher Mariano Rivera’s unanimous induction into the baseball Hall of Fame. Rivera was perhaps the greatest closer baseball will
This writer saw Bob Mould play a solo show in the winter of 2017 in the immediate aftermath of a New York City blizzard. The weather was no issue for
[rating=7.00] The Reverend Horton Heat loomed large for this reviewer in the 90s who was a huge fan of 1994’s Al Jourgensen-produced Liquor in the Front, but never felt the
[rating=8.00] In their prime, the Beach Boys were two separate bands. One band was led by Brian Wilson, studio scientists pushing the limits and expectations of what pop music could
[rating=9.00] The best blues songs have an element of danger like they’re going to fall apart at any moment. It’s a feeling not unlike building Ikea furniture while drunk. Cedric
[rating=9.00] Back in 2013, Karl Urban and Michael Ealy starred in Almost Human, a science fiction buddy cop/police procedural network series set in the future. The show centered around Urban
