[rating=6.00] From the very start of Steven Graves’ How Long, the music sounds as picturesque as it is understated. Momentum develops early in the course of these dozen cuts, the
[rating=9.00] Reel Big Fish is one of the bands that really rode the punk-ska wave in the 90s. “Sell Out” was a bright and happy song that ran counter to
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Life Sucks…Let’s Dance, the new album from ska legends Reel Big Fish, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for
[rating=8.00] Singer-songwriter Jay Psaros is proof that hard work pays off. His fifth studio album, again produced by Lorne Entress, Trees Beyond the Town, was completely fan funded, with Psaros
[rating=8.00] Self-made and DIY jazz vocalist Lyn Stanley has achieved enough success now through five best-selling albums to have some fun and for the first time pay tribute to another
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on WARM, the new solo album from Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full
One of the true standout records of the year, Soccer Mommy’s Clean is angst at its refined best. Polished, airtight melodies and Sophie Allison’s delicate coo make for an obsession-worthy
[rating=8.00] Van Morrison’s been unusually prolific the past couple years, alternating album releases between the Sony Legacy and Caroline International labels (the latter the source of his latest). But The
Comprised of excerpts from 1987 concerts at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles and the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band’s Almost Acoustic deserves its newly-ready
[rating=8.00] The name Gil Evans recalls, among other things, those classic collaborations with Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain, Porgy and Bess and Quiet Nights,
