For decades now, punk rock and country have made an odd combo. On the surface it shouldn’t work but as a generation of bands like Jason & The Scorchers, The
Assuming you’ve heard about this never-before-heard recording of John Coltrane’s month-long residency at NYC’s Village Gate in August,1961 but have only heard the single, “Impressions” so far, here are some
With the release of the 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition of Field Day, Marshall Crenshaw has fully and completely addressed the negativity that arose upon the issue of his second studio album forty years ago. Whether
The Nashville, Tennessee-based art/punk outfit Snõõper shout out lo-fi blasts of directness via short snippets of fuzzed-up punk throughout their full-length debut Super Snõõper. The group started as an oddball
Duane Betts’ first full-length solo album, Wild & Precious Life, is a direct extension of his work in the Allman-Betts Band in 2019 and 2020 (and superior to those efforts too). In his
Colter Wall has been described as a traditionalist and while his dusty country tunes pull from the legends of the genre almost as much as Wall’s life story, the artist
The music created by Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog is a mix of everything that makes the avant-garde guitarist tick. Different styles sit side by side on Connection, which showcases a
The first thing you notice about Ryan Curtis is the voice. Like Tom Waits after a few belts of whiskey and a half a pack of smokes, Curtis’ deep vocals
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real have proven themselves somewhat schizophrenic in the years since the group elevated its public profile through collaborations with Neil Young. On the one
Octogenarian George Benson is still performing, having appeared at the Montreal Jazz Festival earlier this month. Once a premier jazz guitarist, (he played with Miles Davis after all) mostly through
