“Backwash” — Dan and the Wildfire
Beach Day for me and James of the Paisely Fields = a short post for you. I caught this single a while back from Boston’s Dan and the Wildfire. Look out for their album Bull Moose, which was released in…
Stephen Chopek — Things Moving On Their Own Together
Stephen Chopek’s debut album has an impressive story behind it. Chopek is a trained jazz drummer who has toured with a wide variety of acts, including John Mayer, Jesse Malin, Marc Broussard, the Alternate Routes, and the Pimps of Joytime.…
Joey Kneiser and Kelly Smith — Live From Standard Deluxe
I have conflicting advice to give you on this one. If you’ve never listened to a Glossary album before, I’m tempted to see you should drop everything you’re doing and listen to Long Live All of Us. If anyone tries…
TICKET GIVEAWAY! — The Cadillac 3, 2/3 Goat, The Grand Central, Lizzie and the Makers
If you made it all the way down here, then you’re looking for tickets! The Shop Brooklyn is a new purveyor of fine barbecue and finger alt-country music. They’re giving away tickets for this Saturday’s show featuring the Cadillac 3…
Grace Petrie — Whatever’s Left
I wrote about Petrie’s previous album a scant two months ago, but she went ahead and released her latest, Whatever’s Left, the day before my review went up. (What a scamp.) So she made it back into the rotation. Really…
Langhorne Slim — The Spirit Moves AND Ticket Giveaway!
The first time I saw Langhorne Slim and the Law, it was their last show before getting on the plane to Nashville to record this album. I already loved The Way We Move, and I was blown away by the…
Burnside & Hooker — All the Way to the Devil
While many artists are still trying to figure out just what the hell to do with CDs in the streaming age (and in many cases abandoning albums altogether), Burnside & Hooker do not — in most respects — give a…
Reina del Cid — The Cooling
A few weeks ago, I observed what seems to be a cresting trend of (female) artists incorporating the melodic verve of ’90s rock with twangy flavorings. Reina del Cid divebombs into that wave headfirst, and damn do they make it…