[rating=8.00] Chances are that you’ve heard multi-instrumentalist Jeff Plankenhorn supporting Ray Wylie Hubbard, Joe Ely, or countless other Texas roots musicians. Unless you’re an Austin resident though, chances are even
[rating=7.00] Driving in the Dark, is the rocking, gritty sophomore release from Calgary, Alberta-based singer-songwriter Mariel Buckley. She teamed with a new producer, Leeroy Stagger, for this set of rather
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Dirty Computer, the long-awaited new album fromJanelle Monáe, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on
[rating=7.00] A few years ago false reports circulated online that Willie Nelson had died. The American icon reacted to these with his classic ease and wit and most surprisingly, it
[rating=8.00] As the title of her fine fourth album suggests, Kat Edmonson is indeed an old-fashioned girl. A superb singer drawn to songs that sound as if they’re of the
[rating=8.00] J. Cole speaks to his generation on his new album KOD Which stands for “Kids on Drugs,” “King Overdose,” and “Kill Our Demons.” KOD couldn’t hold better significance than
[rating=8.00] Arkansas Dave has some swag. His stage name alone tells you that. This is Dave Pennington, Austin-based blues singer-songwriter’s debut, recorded at the legendary FAME in Muscle Shoals, AL
[rating=8.00] Few artists can take on multiple genres within an album and expect solid results. Joe Goldmark is one of those few. Perhaps it’s because the Bay Area favorite splits
[rating=8.00] Van Morrison has rarely, if ever, sounded so good-natured as he does on his collaboration with Joey DeFrancesco. From the tongue-in-cheek cover photos to the Belfast Cowboy’s frequent chuckles
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on The Tree of Forgiveness, the long-awaited new album from legendary singer-songwriter John Prine, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for
