Victoria Bailey’s spin on classic country will scratch your itch for music that’s authentic and relevant to our times. Her debut album, Jesus, Red Wine, & Patsy Cline, is a warm collection of Bakersfield, western swing, and good old classic-style…
Slowly, you become aware of a saxophone, wafting through the room like the sounds of traffic. It carries you through the emotional crescendo of Martin Ruby’s “California Divorce,” and sets you down gently at the denouement. If you’ve been around…
The Lore Dogs are a storied duo. Comprised of American singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, D.B. Rielly, who, as is told, “was born in the hearts and minds of lonely widows. He was raised by traveling vacuum cleaner salesmen and fed a strict diet…
Lots of touring musicians call themselves troubadours, but how many of them can say they’ve traveled to gigs by RV, van, bus, and foot (with hiking gear and instrument cases)? Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski, now touring as Golden Shoals,…
Sara Rachele is at her best when she confronts difficult themes. Her 2015 song “Rebecca” is a heart-crushing recounting of having an abortion and its latent after-effects. 2020’s Scorpio Sun, the follow-up to her 2019 release Scorpio Moon, is as…