Stories about provenance are pretty boring, but I feel like it’s important this time. If you don’t care about how I found out about Bastard Sons, feel free to skip to below the image. But it’s worth mentioning that studies…
Here’s a short review for a short EP: Missing the Muse is the kind of daydreamy album that’s perfect for a lazy Sunday morning. From the pen of Chicago-based audio engineer Sean McConnell and friends. McConnell uses his expertise to…
Does anyone else think it’s a bit strange that country is dominating the “industry” right now? It seems to me that most of the kids these days are into hip-hop or the folk coming out of trendy urban areas (it…
Last year the blogosphere tripped over itself with praise for Cahalen and Eli — myself included. The general theme was the duo’s ability to seamlessly weave original songs with the classics. This time around, Cahalen and Eli have kicked up…
This week has turned out to be pretty hellish in terms of work, so I’m afraid I’ll be posting a number of short entries for the remainder of this week. One thing that has absolutely made my week better is…
Kory Quinn’s the bluesman you didn’t know you were missing. At The End of the Bar is a deliciously old-timey album that never leaves you with the yellowed patina of reconstruction nor that sticky Sweet’n’Low feeling of artificial retro revival.…
I don’t think I was quite prepared for Scott H Biram. I know he’s one of the giants of alt-country but I had never gotten around to listening to his work. I knew he was a raucous bluesman-type, but Nothin’…
Normally I don’t care that much about music videos. I set them aside for days like today, when work got in the way. I’m too proud of my uninterrupted M – F update schedule to let a thing like life…