The ghosts of everyone from Jerry Jeff Walker to John Prine can be heard throughout Aaron Raitiere’s highly enjoyable debut record Single Wide Dreamer. Across a dozen tracks the Kentucky
A lot of words can be used to describe Andrew Leahey and The Homestead. One of those words is prolific. The band has released three albums since 2016. In that
Considering that drummer/vibraphonist/composer Ches Smith did not debut as a leader until his 2016 The Bell on ECM, he has certainly been prolific in the years since. His debut featured
In the relatively short time they have been a band (formed in 2015), Big Thief has developed an almost feverish following. Their ascent and the prolific songwriter credentials of frontwoman
For the inaugural Daze Between Festival in New Orleans, on the grounds of the Faubourg Brewery, the overriding feeling was friendship and an easy-going sense of family as guest spots
John Scofield has gone in many different directions during the course of his storied fifty-year-plus career, but one route he’s never taken is the one leading to the recording of
After a decade spent fronting the Seattle-based indie band All The Real Girls, Peter Donovan is finally out with his first solo effort, an impressive collection of character-driven songs that
It’s been five years since The Builders And The Butchers last put out a record, but Hell & High Water – their latest – more than makes up for the
The newest release from Australia-based Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever is a grandiose blast of modern electro-pop/indie rock as the group used the pandemic lockdown to expand their sound. Endless Rooms
It has been three long years, but the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is back after cancellations, delays, and disappointments due to the pandemic. While the 2022 edition of
