[rating=7.00] With each of her recent albums, Eilen Jewell has meandered ever closer to a style that emulates archival blues, providing a sturdy and assured delivery that also taps her
[rating=8.00] It’s a common instinct among people, to link music to the phenomena of the world around us. From the inextricable connection to the land of early indigenous music to Bach’s
In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews The Wind, the new album from Kentucky roots rockers Eric Bolander, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed
[rating=7.00] American Dream is the third album by California folk band Rainbow Girls, but it is the first with the band’s new scaled-back lineup. Now a trio consisting of Erin
[rating=8.00] The first question some of you may have as I know I did – what is Rule 62? It takes its name from Alcoholics Anonymous excerpt that can be
[rating=10.00] You can’t improve a great record by remastering it, but the folks at Dolby claim they’ve gotten close. R.E.M.’s 1992 masterpiece, Automatic for the People, is the first album
[rating=8.00] It would be great to say that after 25 years of relative obscurity, Pistoleros are ready to break into the big time. After all, they have the wherewithal to
[rating=9.00] The late Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown would probably be proud of Samantha Fish’s approach. The oft cantankerous Brown would frequently snub basic blues; embracing his brand of “American music” which
In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews All American Made, the new album from country songstress Margo Price, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed
[rating=9.00] Jim Byrnes soaked in the blues in St. Louis as an adolescent but has lived in Vancouver ever since he returned as a Vietnam vet. With thirteen years or
