Porter and the Pollies — Porter and the Pollies
In case you missed it, the Daily Beast named me one of the best music blogs on the Internet! (Or if you came here from the site, welcome!) Howard Wolfson had some nice things to say about the blog. He…
Nudie — Remember This
Sometimes a song or an album falls into your lap that so perfectly captures your mood or current life predicament, you didn’t know how you were able to manage without it. For better or worse, that song for me was…
Jazz Mills — Jazz Mills
Jazz Mills’ debut EP is short and sweet, so I’ll have to leave the review that way as well. Mills deftly weaves influences from throughout 20th century American music, giving each song a unique quality. You feel you’ve heard it…
Marina Rocks — Three Wishes Video
I waxed rhapsodic about Marina Rocks’ sophomore album, The Comeback Kid back in December. In case you need more coaxing, here’s Marina’s latest music video. Marina Rocks — Official, Amazon, iTunes, CDBaby
Concert Review: Fifth on the Floor and Cowboy Mouth @ BB King’s
I haven’t written a concert review in a good long time. But this one felt worth reflecting on. However, it’s also a bit of a personal essay and who really cares about my relationship with music, right? So if you…
Eric Peter Schwartz — Troubadork
It’s impossible to deny the charm oozing out of Eric Peter Schwartz’s songs. But sometimes it’s a little too easy to capture my heart. The opening bars of “Tangerine,” the Troubadork‘s lead track, start off like your average folk song.…
Old Cabin — Old Cabin
This past Saturday I went to a lesbian dance party in Brooklyn. Bear with me. This will be relevant. At one point I turned to one of my friends and said “What [on earth] is this [sugar honey iced tea]?”…
Pledge Alert: Fire Mountain
I fell in love with Fire Mountain about a year ago. They’re finally ready to record their first full studio album and they need our help. Video and links below. Fire Mountain – Doing Fine from Fire Mountain on Vimeo.…