Archive: 2022

The Canadian roots band, The Sadies, have been around since the gestating days of Americana, the late ‘90s. They were one of those vital bands on the now defunct Bloodshot label that backed such stars as a then little-known Neko Case and collaborated with the likes of Jon Langford, Garth Hudson of the Band, and […]

For many artists, the decision to turn toward more creative freedom means meandering into formless freak-outs, ambient psychedelia, or some kind of synth pop experiment. Not so for Jacob Turnbloom, leader and principal songwriter of beloved SoCal fuzz pop purveyors Mrs Magician. Additional forays with The Grave Walks, Blessure Grave, First Wave Hello, and many […]

Bill Scorzari, a prolific songwriter, has taken his craft to new heights and deeper depths with his 4th studio album, The Crosswinds of Kansas, which will be independently released on August 19th. Some of the lyrics and music for The Crosswinds of Kansas were written during Scorzari’s three-month-long Now I’m Free Tour across the United […]

While Oklahoma-based singer-songwriter John Moreland was surprised with his sonic shift to the incorporation of drum loops and electronics into his sound on LP 5, he also revealed his lighter side. Birds in the Ceiling finds the middle ground of extending the sonics while lyrically returning to the kind of darker territory that defined his […]

Almost 15 years after its initial release, 22 Dreams, Paul Weller’s ninth solo album, is finally getting the vinyl treatment. The record, which rightfully earned praise from critics across the globe, ending up on quite a few end of the year best of lists in 2008, is one of his strongest efforts since 1993’s Wild […]

Basset is a contemporary folk group made up of Yasmine Shelton, Sam Clark, and brothers Aaron and Noah Philipp-Muller. The band met as students at the University of Toronto, and developed their sound in its vibrant community of student artists before moving on to perform across the city and beyond. In addition to many performances at […]

vireo is a home recording project started by Chris Beaulieu in Pittsburgh, PA. The music is saturated in Chris’s musings on the natural world; his writing/recording process engages in the ancient task of translating one’s bodily experience of exploration into language. Now performing as a four-piece band, the ramshackle collective offer live shows that ebb […]

Today, the Minneapolis-based Night Moves release The Redaction EP, a short cinematic collage, harmoniously shaped together to create an EP that seamlessly blends psychedelia with a classic cozy twang. With legendary producer John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Horsegirl, Kurt Vile, Dinosaur Jr.), who also worked on Night Moves’ Pennied Days, lending a hand, the resulting songs prove the bands evolution as songwriters, still […]

This reviewer has spent a lot of time in this very space writing about the evolution of Dead & Company. Even before the final bow at 2015’s “Fare Thee Well” shows in Chicago in 2015, plans were already underway for the music (and everything that goes with bringing it on the road) of the Grateful […]

A persistent & zooming baroque-folk fearlessness punctuates Miles Hewitt’s debut single “Moongreening” which sounds as if the singer-songwriter spent weeks recording in the UK on a coastal sojourn. However, if the tracks sound somewhat familiar, tap it up to the mix of session players that include members of the bands of Devendra Banhart, Kevin Morby, and […]

When you think of some of the most well-respected musicians in the business, it’s a good bet that Jeff Baxter, better known as Skunk, ranks very high on that list. Known for his exceptional guitar work with Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and on many notable albums by big-name artists such as Rod Stewart, Dolly […]

Cosmic Roots Rockers Truth & Salvage Co. are back. Originally formed jamming at Crane’s Hollywood Tavern in 2005, the band has been on hiatus since 2015 after releasing their second album and years of heavy touring. Most of the guys are settled in and around Nashville now.T he band gained national attention in 2009, when […]

Certain songs appear on the path to be standards right from the get-go, yet few retain that lofty status where they’ll be sung by vocal royalty like Rod Stewart or Bonnie Raitt. Yet singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters has nabbed a few accolades along the way composing hits for She found work as a songwriter, composing hits […]

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Merle Jagger is a country trio from Los Angeles. It’s easy to assume that part of the band’s name is a tribute to Haggard. It is, in fact, a tribute to Merle Travis, who is widely regarded as one of the best pickers ever to play a guitar. It makes sense, when you hear guitarist […]

On the heels of the latest The War on Drugs release, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, bassist Dave Hartley, under the name Nightlands, released his new EP Moonshine. Now about seven months on from the Moonshine EP, Hartley is releasing his latest LP, also titled Moonshine. The new album Moonshine contains ten new, completely different […]

Fans of the outspoken, opinionated, and controversial royal rock and roll icon, Roger Waters, descended upon the TD Garden in Boston this past Tuesday, July 12. The close-to-sold-out show proved Waters can still draw quite a crowd despite a pandemic-maligned delay for his “This Is Not A Drill Tour”. It didn’t matter that there wasn’t […]

Marcus King has shared “Blood On The Tracks,” the latest preview, and lead single from his forthcoming solo album, Young Blood. The track was co-written with Dan Auerbach and songwriting legend Desmond Child, renowned for his work with rock acts including Alice Cooper, Joan Jett and Aerosmith.  Over a swampy groove, gritty guitars and a thumping […]