[rating=8.00] Vermonter Caitlin Canty finds Nashville to her liking on her fourth release, a mostly dark, brooding but ultimately hopeful work, Motel Bouquet. Produced by Punch Brother banjoist Noam Pikelny,
“Can the rest of my band please come to the stage?”About to kick off the last show of a whirlwind, year-long international tour at Brooklyn’s Market Hotel on March 23rd,
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Old Scars, New Blood, the new album from Virginia punk rockers Ann Beretta, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for
[rating=7.00] Stars for Eyes is easily Mark Huff’s most accessible effort yet. It’s a set of songs that shows him making a stunning turn, from the darker, drier material that
[rating=9.00] While the Heartless Bastards have never been known as an especially timid bunch — indeed, their mix of roots and garage rock is generally flush with drama and defiance
[rating=8.00] This is the fourth release, a self-titled one for Steve Gadd’s own band, following closely the release of Gadd’s collaboration with Chick Corea just two months ago. The album
[rating=7.00] Preoccupations are the sound of deep longing in more ways than one. Their music and lyrics are the clear exhibition of that as it captures the prowling unrest inherent
[rating=9.00] Every so often a voice will come along that just completely bowls you over. One publication described Courtney Marie Andrews’ voice as “midway between Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston.”
[rating=9.00] For a celebrated rock band that’s by now old far enough to order a Miller at the bar, Guided by Voices have always had a weird shyness about releasing
[rating=7.00] Neil Young has something of a checkered past when it comes to films—see Journey Through the Past and Human Highway—but it still might be accurate to say virtually all
