I’m going to be taking the week off through New Year’s. I’m planning on using the time to get ahead on entries and to hopefully start updating daily again in 2017. In the meantime, I don’t typically post holiday music…
When an artist drops you his music and points out that he’s been going to the same shows you’ve been (though in different cities), it’s hard not to give him a chance. Adam Lee gets it — in every way.…
When I first heard a track from Let Them Eat Chaos on NPR’s All Songs Considered, I appreciated the wry wordplay and drive behind Tempest’s performance. A little later I heard a second song and thought, “Okay — even though…
If you get a chance to, I strongly encourage that you listen to Carrie Rodriguez’s set on Mountain Stage from a few months ago. It’ll give you a lot more insight into this beautiful, multi-layered album. Shortly after the election,…
As a godless Jew, I tend not to like Christmas songs. But as a footsoldier in the War on Christmas, I can’t help but admire the Paisley Fields’ chutzpah in their new single, “Gay For Christmas.” If you’ve ever had…