Would you believe that I’m almost at 1,000 posts? While there’s a lot of variation in this scene of ours, three chords and the truth is still just, well, three chords, and for my own sanity I’ve been going further…
I don’t normally post singles by themselves but Gerry Magallan’s “Manzana Pie” is such a standout I didn’t want it to get lost in the kerfuffle. “Manzana Pie” is a truly outstanding memoir about Magallan’s reconciliation of his Mexican and…
It’s not every day that a live show can bring you to tears but this wasn’t an ordinary live show. Will Johnson and John Moreland (supported by John Calvin Abney) stormed the Bowery Ballroom with nothing but their guitars and…
Here’s another ten songs’ worth of excellent music! New Zealand’s Didirri gets us started with “Blind You.” Mike Errico returns for a humorous and charming look at the end of the world with “Here’s to the End of the World.”…
Dyke Drama’s follow-up Up Against the Bricks came out a while ago but it feels almost tailor-made for a Pride Month post on Adobe & Teardrops I’m glad it took me so long to get to it. Maybe it’s Sadie…
Starfire on the Mountain’s a little peculiar. I don’t mean that he’s peculiar as a person (per se.) His music is peculiar in that it achieves in what it sets out to do. Starfire’s got an uncanny knack for creating…
It’s hard not to succumb to the charms of The Fire Sermon‘s kick-off track, “Cashmere.” The light chorus and driving guitars display journeyman songwriter John Statz’s finely honed pop sensibilities. Helmed by friend and fellow Denver songwriter Megan Burtt, The…
I just got back from my first vacation in about a year. And since I’ve switched up my routine, here’s a list of songs that are a little out of my wheel house. Von Bieker sets banjos and acoustic guitars…