Archive: 2023

The life story of singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt sounds like the script of a movie, but the palpable emotion in his lyrics and vocals tell us it is all very real. Born in 1964 and adopted by a family in Georgia, Chesnutt spent his childhood surrounded by the vast nature of rural Georgia. At 18, Chesnutt […]

Great collaborators know how to sustain momentum. We praised the first musical meeting of singer-songwriter Terry Klein and producer, engineer, guitarist, and songwriter Thomm Jutz on Klein’s 2022 Good Luck, Take Care as a possible breakthrough effort for Klein. Like lightning in a bottle, the two were wise enough to work together on the equally […]

Jesse Kivel’s newest offering, Life and Death at Party Rock, is a contemplative reflection on fatherhood, relationships, and the natural world in softly focused indie rock.  Combining Kivel’s natural acoustic strums with layers of synths and expansive instrumentation, Kivel and multi-instrumentalist/producer Joey Genetti paint with restrained sonic watercolors. The Maine-based artist brings us out to […]

November 26th, 2023 will mark the 10th anniversary of Kevin Morby’s acclaimed solo debut album, Harlem River. Additionally, Morby has announced two (already sold out) 10th anniversary shows in Los Angeles at Permanent Records Roadhouse (a nod to the original Harlem River release show, which happened at Permanent Records back in 2013). The anniversary will also see a special release of 100 copies of the […]

The legacy left behind by A Tribe Called Quest was never in question although as the years go by, it feels like it is only getting stronger. All of the young Hip-hop fans that were around when Tribe’s third album, Midnight Marauders, was released thirty years ago have grown up into their own respective artists […]

The age-old icebreaker question of “If you could time travel, where would you go” is quick to elicit a plethora of responses from everybody. People would go back and watch the most iconic moments in history, the moon landing or their favorite sports team’s first championship are common answers and not incorrect ones. Ask any […]

Legendary journalist Greil Marcus stays true to his reputation as a scholar of modern rock’s intersection with rock history when noting in a 2019 Rolling Stone column that “some of the same dirt rubbed off” in regard to how Seattle foursome Loose Wing picked up the mess from fellow Emerald City singer Merilee Rush, best-known […]

Formed by two high school friends bent on traveling the country playing folk music together, New York Americana outfit Driftwood has turned into one of the hardest-working, original bands in the business. With three people sharing in the vocal and songwriting duties, there are certainly some elements reminiscent of other multi-singer bands such as Fleetwood […]

There is a shift happening in popular music. The coveted throne that Hip-hop has held over the past few years is slowly being taken over by Country music. The genre of Country has been reimagined and rearranged over its long history and its most recent iteration has skyrocketed a new wave of country stars to […]