Between the end of the school year and recent current events, I’m fairly exhausted. To the extent that it’s my place to comment on Orlando, I maintain that queer visibility in all aspects of American life — including country music…
Frequent tour mates Sonia Leigh and Daphne Willis teamed up to create a driving rock’n’roll track. While there are many songs warning us of dangerous women, this one stands out for its powerful vocal performances. “Spider in the Roses” is…
It’s a curious hobby, this blog of mine. I’m shouting into the ether, waxing pedantic about bar bands. So when I was approached about writing a review of the 33 1/3 series’ book covering Dig Me Out, I could hardly…
I’m just going to put it on the table: Heroes Waking Up is one of the finest albums I’ve reviewed on this blog. (For reference, this is post number 817.) While I enjoyed Tivel’s debut album, I have to say…
Austin Lucas went to hell and back — almost literally — for this album. We were supposed to have Between the Moon in our hands two years ago. Following the success of Lucas’s Stay Reckless, New West Records was prepared…