Natalie Salzman stands out in a crowded field of Americana musicians, partially because she plays classical harp. In the hands of a less able musician, the use of the harp in conventional-sounding Americana songs would be gimmicky. But Salzman knows…
My body metabolizes things strangely. I think it’s because of the damage caused by years of unknowingly eating gluten. Suffice to say, I can pound ten tequilas and ciders (and switch between the two!) on a school night and be…
Sometimes you have to unplug. Here’s Morgan Manifacier’s video for “My Own.” You’ll be hearing more about him in the upcoming weeks. “My Own” – Morgan Manifacier from Morgan Manifacier on Vimeo. Morgan Manifacier — Official, Facebook, Bandcamp
I spent the last five days at Disneyworld. It was amazing, but by the fourth day I thought I was going to kick a puppy between the incessant repetition of the same seven Disney songs and the muzak they pipe…
The Blessed Broke was one of the very first artists I reviewed on this blog and I’m incredibly excited to tell you how great their sophomore release is. The first thing I learned from this album is that songwriter Brian…
The first thing that stood out to me about this album is Brandon Luedtke’s voice. It’s distinctive but it somehow has a timeless quality; like Bob Dylan took a right turn on the way to Albuquerque instead of a left.…
If you’re reading this, it’s cuz I’m in muthafucking Disneyworld! But Ryan Smith, whom I said nice things about a few weeks ago, will make you forget about your intense jealousy with this music video: Ryan Smith – “Better Days”…
Today’s post is going to be a little unusual and a little long as I’ll be reviewing two albums, so I’ll be breaking it up into different sections. It’s also the last post before I travel for spring break, so…