Category Review

M. Lockwood Porter — Chris Bell/Secrets

M. Lockwood Porter is fresh off the heels of his debut album. He’s swinging for the stands again and he’s certainly connecting. “Chris Bell” is more of the sweeping heartland rock that I loved the first time around. “Secrets” is…

Brothers Lazaroff — Hope, Fear, Youth

Last year I pratfell in love with Doc Feldman and the LD50. As it turns out, one of my favorite songs from the album was actually written by a (younger?) and more hopeful group of humans. Doc made “Battle Hymn”…

Shareef Ali — A Place to Remember the Dead

It never ceases to amaze me just how much we can accomplish with the Internets. Shareef Ali’s blog is fascinating reading on my end — it gives perspective on just how much electronic pavement musicians have to pound these days.…