Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

The Highballers — Soft Music and Hard Liquor

If ever there was an album worthy of being described as a romp, it’s Soft Music and Hard Liquor. The Highballers embrace old-school country in their debut album. Lead singer Kendall Jackson’s bourbon-smooth vocals and witty lyrics place The Highballers…

Nick 13 — Nick 13

This album sure isn’t new, but since it predates Adobe and Teardrops, it’s worth a review here. Released in 2011, the Tiger Army guitarist’s solo effort takes a statelier approach to music than the psychobilly band. And since June 2011,…

Bill Mallonee — Amber Waves

Bill Mallonee is one of my favorite songwriters, even though (strange to say) I don’t own a single piece of his music. It’s not that I pirate it — it’s just that there’s a lot of material available on Archive.org.…

Adam Hill — Banjo Moon

For those of you who don’t follow my Twitter feed, I retracted Wednesday’s post within hours of the update. “Some Nights” just won’t get out of my head and if I hear anything in the key of C Major again…