I am pretty sure I am the only person who has ever worked out to The Legendary Shackshakers. Certainly, I was the only one in the gym crushing it (I can benchpress 40 pounds, guys!) to rockabilly. Clocking in at…
Writing about country music as I do, when I saw the title for Chris Darby’s new album, I assumed (and hoped) that the title would be ironic. What’s a more apt title for an album of yet more songs about…
PJ Bond’s music sounds like everyone you’ve heard before, but that’s not a bad thing. As I listened to his latest release Where Were You?, I heard elements of many of my favorite artists: Frank Turner, Elway, Gaslight Anthem, Fountains…
As much as I enjoy writing about music, my real passion is my day job: teaching. Though I’m not really an NPR person, a number of my friends and family urged me to listen to this week’s episode, “The Problem…
The Rubs are perfect summer listening. In a blaze of distorted guitars and bouncing surf-rock basslines, Joey Rubbish leads the band in a high school varsity jacket and hardcore punk intensity. In short, this is the band we all should…