Today marks the sixteenth anniversary of my very first rock concert — a Cowboy Mouth show at Irving Plaza just weeks after 9 It was sorely needed and it changed my life. You should be thrilled because it’s the reason…
When Andrija Tokic takes on a project, I take that as a surefire stamp of quality. Tokic is the master behind the Bomb Shelter in East Nashville and gave the world the Alabama Shakes, Langhorne Slim, Hurray for the Riff…
I wish I could hand out awards for album design because it is difficult to create a more pitch-perfect jacket than this. (I’m also dying to know the context of this photo.) Boy Crazy is a reissue of Loveless’ 2013…
This is a hard album to listen to. This is easily the hardest review I’ve had to write. If you’re not familiar with Chris Porter (and you might be — I’ve written about Some Dark Holler, his project with the…
In an effort to focus more on longform posts, this’ll be the last playlist for the time being. Thanks for following along! Granz — “Winter Street” hits too many sweet spots to resist. This is just a great acoustic pop…