The Onlies — Open Road
The Onlies have a rare gift for storytelling that is barely surpassed by their musical chops. It wouldn’t do you any good for me to describe each song on Open Road, though that’s kind of what I want to do.…
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Express and Company — Ontario
Continuing in the vein of fantastic Canadian Americana artists (is that an oxymoron?) I present to you Express and Company. Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. Like its album art, Ontario is an airy, unassuming album that…
Austin Lucas — Stay Reckless
Austin Lucas hits the nail on the head yet again. But first, I want to talk about something that doesn’t really matter. I’m a pretty tactile person, and I enjoy getting CDs in the mail. I like opening the envelopes.…
Paul Sanchez — Another Cup of Coffee
That sound you just heard was my fangirl-ish squee from receiving an e-mail directly from music god Paul Sanchez. It’s safe to say that he was a huge asset to Cowboy Mouth. His songs had an artistic quality that separated…
The Grisly Hand — That’s Not Affection Music Video
Continuing in our series of music videos (ie, I’ve got too many lesson plans to write and friends to see), my favorite band from Kansas City, the Grisly Hand, has a new, tasty video for its ’90stastic roots-pop single, “That’s…