This writer has two impressions of rising saxophonist Ben Flocks. The visual impression is a barefoot, casually clad Flocks bouncing around the stage with his playful bandmates in Sammy Miller
Over the past few years, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors have gradually assumed the role of populist troubadours, a fan-friendly ensemble that cultivates good vibes and a catalog of unimposing
Fresh off his first win for the 2019 BMA for Best Acoustic Album (with Joe Louis Walker and Giles Robson), after multiple nominations, keyboardist master Bruce Katz goes alone on
Bobby Rush is more than a living legend. He is a living miracle. At 85 years old he not only continues to tour but still has the dancing moves that
One of many appealing aspects of Idaho-based Eilen Jewell’s music across her previous seven albums has been the great guitar work of Jerry Miller. This, her eighth album, and first
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on An Obelisk, the new album from New Jersey punk rockers Titus Andronicus, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for
It’s hard for any band to make itself noticeable. The chore is that much more difficult for a band from Nashville, where musicians are a dime a dozen. On their
On the opening banger “Denver Haircut”, Craig Finn sings over ringing guitars “It doesn’t have to be pure, it doesn’t have to be perfect, it just sorta has to be
The genre-hopping Taylor McFerrin keeps good company and is a quick study. Love’s Last Chance, his second full-length and first since his 2014 debut Early Riser, is the first with
Cancel the Sun is the third and most aggressively sounding recording from a band led by co-leaders with rich pedigrees. Kami Thompson is the daughter of folk-rock royalists Richard and
