2017

The Sublime Delight Of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ (FILM REVIEW)

Christian Long November 10, 2017 No Comments

The virtues of home are explored beautifully in Gerwig’s coming of age dramedy.

R.E.M. Revisits ‘Automatic for the People’ With 25th Anniversary Package (ALBUM REVIEW)

Patrick Flanary November 10, 2017 2 Comments

[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

Drew Kennedy Brings Elder Statesmen Words & Soul To ‘At Home In The Big Lonesome’ (INTERVIEW)

Trevor Christian November 10, 2017 No Comments

At 37, Drew Kennedy is far from an old-timer on the Red Dirt Circuit that gives life to so many exceptional songwriters based out of Texas and Oklahoma. Yet Kennedy

SONG PREMIERE: Arkansas Dave Offers Bluesy Take On Tom Waits’ “Chocolate Jesus”

Glide November 10, 2017 No Comments

Arkansas Dave learnt at an early age that there are only a few roads out of a place like Camden, Arkansas. One road heads to the prison, another to a

Pistoleros Deserve Long Awaited Break With Riveting ‘Silver’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Lee Zimmerman November 10, 2017 No Comments

[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

Jay-Z Conjures Hip-Hop Spirits and Raises the Roof in Houston (SHOW REVIEW)

Corey Deiterman November 10, 2017 No Comments

It would be wrong to call any place but Brooklyn “home” for Jay-Z, but the ties to Houston, Texas, run deep for the hip-hop legend. From inviting Houston rap kings

Richard Linklater On War, Patriotism, And The Perpetual Timeliness Of ‘Last Flag Flying’ (INTERVIEW)

Christian Long November 10, 2017 No Comments

Director Richard Linklater discusses his latest film, the military, and these trying times.

All Aboard Kenneth Branagh’s Delightful ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts November 10, 2017 No Comments

Inspector Poirot is given fantastic new life in this faithful adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic.

Davy Knowles Performs With Almost Unrivaled Intensity & Dexterity at Higher Ground (SHOW REVIEW)

Doug Collette November 9, 2017 No Comments

There’s an old adage that states ‘familiarity breeds contempt,” but that truism certainly does not apply to Davy Knowles and his Vermont followers. The one about word-of-mouth being the best

Samantha Fish’s Star Rises as She Stretches Boundaries Second 2017 Release, ‘Belle of the West’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 9, 2017 2 Comments

[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