2018

‘Better’ Than ‘Bad’: AMC’s ‘Better Call Saul’ Has Surpassed ‘Breaking Bad’

James Roberts August 3, 2018 No Comments

The longer AMC’s spinoff continues, the more it outshines its mother series.

Shemekia Copeland Mixes Roots with Driving Blues on Politically Charged ‘America’s Child’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes August 3, 2018 No Comments

[rating=9.00] Nashville, Will Kimbrough, Mary Gauthier, John Prine and Emmylou Harris all suggest that this must be an Americana record, right? Yes and no. Genre is not important to Shemekia

Ron Gallo Announces Album ‘Stardust Birthday Party’ and Tour; Shares Single “It’s All Gonna Be OK”

Glide August 2, 2018 No Comments

Philly-raised artist Ron Gallo will release his sophomore album, Stardust Birthday Party, on October 5th via New West. Today he shares the debut track from the album, his philosophical panacea, “It’s All Gonna Be OK.” “The

Cloves, War on Drugs, Sturgill Simpson Highlight XPoNential Music Fest Presented by Subaru

Cathy Poulton August 2, 2018 No Comments

The XPoNential Festival presented by Subaru took place on July 27th-July 29th at the Camden Riverfront. It was XPoNential’s 25th Anniversary on Friday and WXPN has been presenting the summer outdoor festival for 25

Lucero Marks Twenty Years with Cinematic, Grooving ‘Among the Ghosts’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes August 2, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Memphis-based Lucero is one of the seminal bands of Americana music and are marking their twentieth anniversary as a band with this slight departure in sound, the highly literate

Amanda Shires Takes Rock n’ Roll ‘To the Sunset’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes August 2, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Rather than hailing this as a completely new sound for Amanda Shires, consider her work with her former Texas pop-rock band, Thrift Store Cowboys. Her new sound, which she

SONG PREMIERE: Loren Cole Channels Brian Wilson Through Folk-Americana Lens With “God Only Knows Why”

Glide August 2, 2018 No Comments

If there is one thing you can learn from Loren Cole, it’s to question everything. The singer-songwriter came of age in the digital world, but she finds the whole social

Drive-By Truckers Putting Out Long Awaited ‘Town Burned Down’ As Adam’s House Cat

Glide August 1, 2018 No Comments

Drive-By Truckers have announced the long-awaited arrival of TOWN BURNED DOWN, the first-ever official release from singer/songwriter/guitarists Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood’s original incarnation as Adam’s House Cat. Recorded in 1990, but never-before-released