The draw of the lo-fi, garage-rock influenced bands of the late 90s (White Stripes) and early aughts (The Black Keys), was the energy they created using sparse instrumentation—just guitar, drums,
There is a vibrant sunset shimmering through Night Moves most recent album Can You Really Find Me as the songs breathe in the summer dusk and exhale soothing retro radio-friendly
Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers have harnessed their power and approach, moving from what this writer felt was rather overdone, way-too-loud blues rock into a more electrifying, captivating, just-enough-restrained sound
The last time this writer heard an artist describe his music as “American Music” was the late Clarence “Gatemouth” Btown who shunned the blues label people ascribed to him. Now
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Tales of America, the new album from folk singer-songwriter J.S. Ondara, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution
The year was 2005. Saturday Night Live had hired Andy Samberg as a new cast member, along with Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone as writers. The trio, also known as
The Small Glories are a Canadian duo making their U.S. debut on an album that celebrates the Canadian prairies, titled for the convergence of two rivers, the Assiniboine and the
The title should give you pause. These are new songs but for an older time. The inside jacket has the album title emblazoned over a typewriter no less. Chris Stamey
This past Sunday, June 23rd marked the fourth summer in a row that Dead and Company have performed at the home of The New York Mets- Citi Field. In 2016,
On their last record Patrick Stickles took his punk outfit Titus Andronicus on a stripped down piano lead detour, A Productive Cough, which was messy, yet ultimately interesting and successful.
