I was entranced by Melaena Cadiz’s first release, Rattle the Windows. The spell hasn’t been broken, though Deep Below Heaven comes from a decidedly more punchier place than her quiet, measured debut album. The only time I’ve seen Cadiz play…
My pure, unadulterated initial reaction to Kendl Winter was: Holy Moses this is good. Mike Ostrov at Ninebullets did a pretty great job of praising Ms. Winters’ greatness. A top-notch songwriter and a breathtaking banjo player. It’s a rare bird…
The dog chewed up my earbuds the other day. You’d think that’d be enough to make me decide to just shell out for a pair of studio headphones. I didn’t want to because I feel like attaching those giant bulky…
Nettie Rose has quite a pedigree. Her grandfather, Alan Freed, created the term “rock’n’roll.” Both her parents were involved in the backstage end of the business. But Rose isn’t some dilettante with an acoustic guitar. Her voice has a helluva…
I haven’t been to New London. Really, it’s just a place that you go through. It’s a convenient halfway point between New York and Boston and it had some kind of industry (submarines?) there back in the day. Like most…