Nettie Rose has quite a pedigree. Her grandfather, Alan Freed, created the term “rock’n’roll.” Both her parents were involved in the backstage end of the business. But Rose isn’t some dilettante with an acoustic guitar. Her voice has a helluva…
I haven’t been to New London. Really, it’s just a place that you go through. It’s a convenient halfway point between New York and Boston and it had some kind of industry (submarines?) there back in the day. Like most…
I brought Morgan Manifacier to your attention a few days ago. He recently released an album full of more singer-songwriter goodness. Hues and Calm is a completely different experience than Manifacier by himself, though. Manifacier showed off his guitar chops…
Kick-ass country singer Garrison Starr (one of the first ladies of country to come out in the ’90s) has started a new side project called This, The Silent War. I’m not a fan of lyric videos, but I do rather…
Division is a thoughtful album by Austin-based musician The River Has Many Voices. It’s best enjoyed several times (possibly consecutively) in a meditative state. Dylan is an ever-present influence on singer-songwriter Matthew Payne, but Payne avoids sounding like someone to…
The End Men are back (thankfully) with a few little items. Odds and Ends is a little grab bag of the garage blues duo’s songs, some of which have been rescued from the cutting room floor and some of which…
Chicago alt-pop singer Todd Kessler has just released a new music video. It’s pretty and it’s animated by Sara Lim. Todd Kessler — Official, Facebook, Bandcamp
If you’re in the market for something rough-and-tumble, here’s Turchi’s new album Can’t Bury Your Past. I finished listening to this album and found dirty underneath my nails. Guitarist Drew Turchi describes his band’s music as “kudzu boogie” and I…