[rating=9.00] Having originated in the most difficult of circumstances — after nursing her terminally ill mother and experiencing an exceptionally difficult divorce — Black Irish exudes none of the disappointment
[rating=7.00] Capacity, Big Thief’s follow up to last year’s critically acclaimed debut Masterpiece, is an indie folk gem that builds upon the themes and successes of the band’s previous work.
[rating=7.00] Revolution Come… Revolution Go is the most ambitious album of Gov’t Mule’s career. The band’s widest grasp of musical styles meshes with pointedly personal and topical material on which
[rating=8.00] The Magpie Salute is a brawny, hard-hitting ten-piece rock and roll band headed by co-founder of the Black Crowes, Rich Robinson, in a renewed partnership with former bandmates Marc
[rating=8.00] When it was learned that Glen Campbell had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2011, fans and critics showed well-deserved homage to a man whose career had slipped in
[rating=8.00] It’s not like Little Steven Van Zandt has been idle the past few years. Not by a long shot. His syndicated show on Sirius XM, “Little Steven’s Underground Garage:
[rating=8.00] The St. Louis-based retro rocker Pokey LaFarge has updated his obsessive roots sound for his newest release Manic Revelations., just not yet into the 2000’s. While most of his
[rating=7.00] Benjamin Booker’s 2014 debut album was a blast of energizing, hip shaking rock and roll. On Witness his follow-up, Booker expands his sound, searches for new muses and struggles
In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews Our Undivided Attention, the latest album from Nashville rockers Benchmarks, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):
[rating=6.00] Though he’s been known to channel an Appalachian style folk sound, Sam Amidon is getting more playful. On his latest record, The Following Mountain, Amidon gets experimental with his
