Betse Ellis is a bad-ass motherfucker. You probably wouldn’t have guess she played fiddle from my telling you that. But you’re going to have to listen to believe it. She plays fiddle like a fury and her backing band is…

I took a trip overseas a few weeks ago. I often get CDs from various PR companies, so I figured there’d be no better time to go through my stack than being stuck on a transatlantic flight. I know I…

Tapedeck Heart completely escaped my notice when it came out earlier this year. The blogs I follow barely mentioned it (if it all.) I only found it when I was having an ironic suburban weekend with my hipster friends and…

I’m afraid I’ve had a bit of writers’ block lately, but I didn’t want that to stop me from telling you about Danni Nicholls’ debut album. A Little Redemption showcases a truly unique artist’s work. Nicholls moves from nightclub jazz,…

I try to avoid reading press releases before listening to an album, but this time I was too curious not to. What was the deal with this band’s name? What does “enrigistré” mean? Turns out, Genticorum (JAWN-ti-corum) plays Quebecois folk…