Scott H Biram is passionate, to say the least. If you haven’t heard his stuff before, I think the best way to describe his music is “bloodcurdling.” Biram’s committed to the blues, but for the most part his music has…
As you read this, I’m unpacking from a move (which is why there’ve been so many short pieces this week.) I wish I could say this is a new song but, unfortunately, it’s almost a year old. That doesn’t make…
Mandy Rowden’s voice is the sonic equivalent of a thousand-yard stare. She can turn any song into something that’s road-beaten and worn around the edges. Her turn on “Amazing Grace” on this album makes me wonder what she’d do with…
Wishing you had some more pounding banjo in your life? Fear not — McDougall’s got you covered. The banjo punk troubadour is re-recording a number of his old songs with a full band. Eventually he will release the collection of…
I don’t have too many words to reflect on King Day today. Certainly there are many more eloquent pieces out there. Mavis Staples, though, has lived the Civil Rights Movement. And so the best words today are those that come…