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…
Not too long ago I told you about how much I enjoyed Jackie Venson’s debut album, The Light in Me. But as much as I enjoyed it, Venson is a blues guitarist and, as such, I knew that I was…
I have a soft spot for Albaquerque. It’s not the prettiest city, but Sadie’s does have the best salsa this side of the Rio Grande and, of course, it’s hard to top watching the sun play off of Mount Sandia…