Possessed By Paul James Announces New LP ‘As We Go Wandering’
Konrad Wert is a man of many voices. As a Special Education teacher, he is articulate and intentional. As an advocate for justice in education he is passionate. But as an artist and musician, better known by his stage name, Possessed By Paul James, his voice is expressive, holding rest and action in tandem. After […]
Terry Allen Announces New LP ‘Just Like Moby Dick’ via Paradise of Bachelors
Today, the iconic and iconoclastic Texan songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen announces his heartbreaking, hilarious new album Just Like Moby Dick — a spiritual successor to his 1979 masterstroke Lubbock (on everything) — out January 24 on Paradise of Bachelors. His first set of new songs since 2013’s Bottom of the World, the album […]
The Deer Urge Peace With Transcendental Folk LP ‘Do No Harm’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Do No Harm is an enveloping pastoral plea for peace from superb and meticulous record label Keeled Scales’ newest signing The Deer. After starting as a solo project for vocalist and frontwoman Grace Rowland, the Austin five-piece has found its stride, finding itself as at home on festival stages as in the multiple studios where […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Scott Mickelson Raises Eyes & Ears To Homelessness Crisis Via “Odd Man Out” From ‘Blanket The Homeless’
The dire lack of affordable housing and a sharply rising inequity gap are driving San Francisco’s homeless population to numbers not seen for 15 years with more than 8,000 people living on the city streets. Statewide, California has 129,972 homeless people (2018), the largest street population of any state (source: Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, […]
SONG PREMIERE: Alan Getto Extends Lush Musicianship & Angelic Vocals Via “Jeff Buckley”
Alan Getto is a folk/rock singer-songwriter based in Pittsburgh. He moved from Brooklyn in 2017 to a farmhouse outside Pittsburgh to release his album “Versus” and to go on tour. Since then Alan has been playing shows around Pittsburgh and is releasing new songs in 2019. Similar to his upbringing in rural parts of the […]
50 Years Ago Today- The Allman Brothers Band Release Self Titled Debut Album (Listen to “Dreams”)
Lost Dr. John Album ‘Big Band Voodoo’ Jumps & Swings With WDR Big Band (ALBUM REVIEW)
During an international tour back in 1995 Dr. John hopped into the studio while in Germany and recorded a set of tunes with the WDR Big Band. The good doctor returned home and the tapes were archived; now they see the light of day as Big Band Voodoo. The resulting mix of New Orleans tunes […]
Chicago Blues Guitarist Dave Specter Joins Up With Jorma Kaukonen On ‘Blues from the Inside Out’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Versatile and virtuosic blues guitarist, Delmark Records’ Dave Specter just may have made his strongest, most expressive album in his 35-year career. Proving that it’s never too late, he makes his debut as a vocalist here on Blues from the Inside Out, a date that also features the renowned Jorma Kaukonen who plays on two […]
Dead & Company Deliver Rare “Scarlet>Fire” & “China>Rider” Same Show at MSG Night 2 (SHOW REVIEW)
Dead and Company kicked off their 2019 “Fall Fun Run” which a pair of shows at the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” Even as bad as the Knicks are, it’s still the Garden. Night one, Halloween, also served as a tribute to the late lyricist Robert Hunter. The setlist was filled completely with songs he wrote […]
Sleater-Kinney Bewitch NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom with Glorious Riffs (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Three consecutive days of gloomy rain gave way to a dark and stormy Halloween night, when Sleater-Kinney conjured their latest acclaimed album The Center Won’t Hold and throwback tracks alike. Here are five things that stood out from the spooky set for a bewitched NYC crowd at Hammerstein Ballroom: Opener Joseph Keckler Casts a Spell […]