GA-20 was formed by friends Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs in Boston, MA in 2018. The project was born out of their mutual love of heavy traditional Blues, R&B, and
There is a sub-genre of roots music dubbed “high desert sound” which as you can imagine conjures up descriptions of dreamy alternative country, psychedelia, and imaginative indie rock. The aptly
With their third studio release, Peace in Pieces, the Tampa Bay-based Betty Fox Band is set for a breakthrough. The album has a generous 14 tracks and over an hour
It’s been a rough year for Brian Johannesen. The same week he closed on his first house in Iowa City, IA, his mother-in-law went onto life support. Although she pulled
In a special edition of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on his favorite albums of 2019, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on
Be adequately prepared for your first listen to Irish singer-songwriter David Keenan’s debut, A Beginner’s Guide to Bravery. This is not casual listening. Keenan sings every song like it’s his
During this writer’s period as a blues radio host in the early ‘80s, Jimmy Johnson’s “Ashes in My Ashtray” and “ I Need Some Easy Money” from his 1979 Delmark
Missing from nearly every 2019 best-of-the-year list was the debut album from Portland, Oregon band TK & the Holy Know-Nothings. This is something of a travesty because anyone who had
2020 looks like another great year for movie lovers.
In 2006, when NPR’s All Songs Considered called David Dondero one of the “best living songwriters”, you would have thought that everything would have changed for him. But today, Dondero
