When someone describes himself as a “(criminally) obscure singer-songwriter from Kansas City,” you have to assume that the guy has a lot of chutzpah but probably not the talent to match it. But sometimes those people actually do, and Scott…
What happens when a group of New Orleans songwriters at their primes sit around a kitchen table and shoot the shit? They create a Voltron of top-notch music. The Write Brothers consist of Spencer Bohren, Jim McCormick, Alex McMurray, and…
A word of advice about West Side Stories: don’t listen to it while you’re driving. The album is based on the real-life Irish-American that helped give Hell’s Kitchen its name. And while the songs themselves are about some pretty rowdy…
Last year the Devil’s Cut released the stunning No Salvation last year. Antium follows hard on its heels, though it’s not quite as bleak. In another change, the Celtic undertones aren’t as strong this time around, though the country-western feel…
James Burrows’ new album is excellent — the kind of raw, blunt edge I like my music to be. Unfortunately, the album was supposed to come out some time ago and I haven’t heard much from him since. But you…