Penultimate Playlist
I made the mistake of queuing up song after song for these playlists and it caught up with me really quickly. This is the tail end of the queue and I don’t plan on doing any more playlists for a…
Rachel Cholst
Mike Wheeler — Sunbeams All Twisted
Mike Wheeler’s Sunbeams All Twisted gives us a unique look into his process. While several musicians join Wheeler on the recordings, the EP is a loose collection of off-the-cuff recordings. Well beyond a sketch but clearly not the final draft,…
The Roseline — Blood
The Roseline have been around a while, and that shows in Blood‘s DNA. I wouldn’t call it bar rock, though it has that driving beat and sticky nostalgia that has defined many bands before them. But these songs are reserved…
Jackie Venson — Transcends
Jackie Venson has been hitting the road and shredding it up for quite some time. Venson’s songs have a gentle charm that is accented by her face-melting blues solos. While each of Venson’s successive recordings has highlighted her guitar work,…
The Duke of Surl — Ham Radio
We can’t build time machines, but sometimes a band does such a good job of hitting the nail on the head that it’s just as good. The Duke of Surl does just that — enthusiastically and confidently transporting us back…