To be clear this is not the first album from Reverend Shawn Amos, it’s just the first with his newly formed band, The Brotherhood. Oh, in case you’re wondering, Amos
Admittedly this writer was drawn to Irish roots rocker Ben Reel when learning that the album was produced by Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack. Then, Reel’s voice just took over
These are some trying times for the world, but Diane Gentile has lived through recent life-altering events and grown from them, fronting The Gentle Men on their newest album The
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Local Honey, the new solo album from Gaslight Anthem front man Brian Fallon, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click
New Orleans native John “Papa” Gros has been celebrating NOLA culture for three decades now, yet Central City is only his third album but one that’s bound to gain him
The dawning of the twenties finds Matthew Barber holding steadily at a career crossroads. After struggling to break out during the first few years of the century, he hit gold
Hurry Up and Wait, the twelfth album by Minneapolis rockers Soul Asylum, doesn’t tread much new ground, but it is a good representation of frontman Dave Pirner’s vision. The album
There’s nobody like David Bromberg, except for maybe Larry Campbell (recent survivor of COVID-19 as you may have read), his producer now for three albums. The two are mutual admirers;
The visionary South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini makes his Blue Note Records debut, Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds, an expansive album anchored by Makhathini’s expressive, McCoy
Prior to Stuff I Heard, most of us thought of composer/multi-instrumentalist/bandleader/sideman Troy Roberts as all those descriptors, except multi-instrumentalist, pegging him as a saxophonist. On this effort he often layers
