Recorded music makes standards a funny thing. Songs themselves don’t really need to stand the test of time anymore — until we reach that point of technological no return like Zion in The Matrix, it’s safe to assume that we…
A few weeks ago, I shared my Legendary Shack Shakers workout routine with you. I won’t walk you through the recipe I used while listening to the album*, but The Southern Surreal isn’t exactly a dance party. If Cockadoodledon’t brings…
When JD McPherson gives you a nod, you’re definitely doing something right. The Bellfuries are taking those Austin cool kids to task with their slick rock-a-billy. Ignore Pitchfork — the Bellfuries are the coolest cats in that town. Like their…
Joe Kaplow’s debut EP is a propulsive force. It’s not loud. It’s not raucous. It’s not rowdy. But Kaplow’s raspy bluesman vocals and delicate lyrics produce an effect that lies somewhere between punk and folk. Though Kaplow’s been making music…
I first wrote about Butchers Blind two years ago but I only just managed to see them play live, where they completely crushed it. Lead singer Pete Mancini tends to be softspoken on his recordings, but there’s a real power…
Here are a couple of sweet odds and ends… As the school year looms on the horizon, I, too, am beginning to thin about the other side of June — 2016, that is. I kid, but Ona’s “Cassingle” already makes…
In spite of the title, Liam Corcoran’s solo EP is anything but cold. In fact, Corcoran gives us a heavily pop-tinged EP that is laced with casual lyrical brilliance. “July-eh, July-oh” sets the tone with a sunny song expressing the…
J Kutchma doesn’t make albums. He makes installation pieces — multi-media experiments. Blue Highways explores new space in so many ways. As a middle finger to our Spotify playlist culture, Kutchma made Blue Highways a single, 39:39 track. (This isn’t…