Star Anna — Go To Hell
If you read this blog it means you miss the ’90s — sonically — at least a little teensy weensy bit. If you are my favorite kind of reader on this blog (I don’t have favorite students, but I do…
Rachel Cholst
The Onlies — Open Road
The Onlies have a rare gift for storytelling that is barely surpassed by their musical chops. It wouldn’t do you any good for me to describe each song on Open Road, though that’s kind of what I want to do.…
Express and Company — Ontario
Continuing in the vein of fantastic Canadian Americana artists (is that an oxymoron?) I present to you Express and Company. Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. Like its album art, Ontario is an airy, unassuming album that…
Slow Leaves — Second Chances EP
Normally I don’t review EPs. There’s just enough stuff on the piece to give a proper assessment (my favorite education word) of the work. But this time, one song was enough to sell me. Slow Leaves is the product of…
Austin Lucas — Stay Reckless
Austin Lucas hits the nail on the head yet again. But first, I want to talk about something that doesn’t really matter. I’m a pretty tactile person, and I enjoy getting CDs in the mail. I like opening the envelopes.…