I learned about Great Wild Heartache via John Moreland’s Facebook page, so I knew they must be good people. Like John Moreland, Great Wild Heartache’s greatest strength is their ability to toss off brilliant lyrical twist after brilliant lyrical twist…
For those of you who missed the memo, the Alabama Shakes not only finally got themselves a real website, they’re also about to launch a major tour. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires will be supporting them. I’m always…
As a proud New Yorker, I can say that The Blessed Broke is enough to make me want to move to Kansas City. The first word that comes to mind here is earthy. While you can find singer Brian Frame’s…
Here’s how I generally select music for this blog: usually while I’m doing something else. (True story!) If it “pops” out at me from the general background noise of the Internets, then there’s something about it that makes it worth…
I’m not a huge Ani DiFranco fan. I don’t know why; probably because the places she goes are too dark for me, even when I’m at my darkest. But I streamed a few tracks from her latest release, Which Side…