Japan 2014: the twenties

As I’ve mentioned a few times, I went to Japan this summer. I came back with a suitcase of CDs and a few live shows under my belt. For the rest of this week, I’m going to tell you about…

Jeffrey Martin — Dogs in the Daylight

By the time I get around to writing reviews, it’s usually been a month or two since I first listened to the artist. So I can’t quite say for sure what grabbed me about Jeffrey Martin’s Dogs in the Daylight…

Field Report — Marigolden

I always make a show of being befuddled by the music my students like to listen to, but sometimes it’s not for sure. (I still don’t understand why women lose their panties for Drake.) This time, when a student asked…

Luke Winslow-King — Everlasting Arms

Luke Winslow-King is a Northern boy made good. Lured to New Orleans for the same reason everyone else is (music), Winslow-King studied at the University of New Orleans. While I’m sure he was interested in blues and jazz long before…

Emma Swift — Emma Swift

I’m gonna start with the bad since I like to end with the positives: I wish this album were longer. Emma Swift splits her time between Sydney and Nashville, but there’s no question that the Australian native deserves a special…

Emilyn Brodsky — Eats Her Feelings

Emilyn Brodsky’s charisma is difficult to resist. Here’s the snippet from her bio that won me over before I’d even listened to her music: “She has been called ‘charmingly aggressive’, ‘the love of my life’ and ‘a jerk’.” Brodsky’s lyrics…

Cricket Tell the Weather — Cricket Tell the Weather

Cricket Tell the Weather is one of the Northeast’s breakout folk bands and with good reason. The band won first place at last year’s FreshGrass festival and they’ve won several songwriting awards. That’s all great, but let’s talk about their…