Songs of the Summer: Jesse Daniel Edwards, Rissi Palmer, Prairie Joggers, Who Is She?
Did you know that grad school would seriously cut down on your time to write about music, let alone listen to it? Couldn’t be me! So over the next few weeks you’ll see me writing capsule album reviews in a…
HEY! LISTEN: Stephanie Urbina Jones and Wendy Moten Sing the Hell Out of “Rhinestone Cowgirl”
I didn’t even have to listen to this song to know I wanted to call it to your attention. Wendy Moten, whom I interviewed for the Nashville Scene, is a vocal powerhouse and jack-of-all trades. Stephanie Urbina Jones knows how…
Noble Dust — A Picture For a Frame
It’s difficult to find a band that transcends to the highs of Noble Dust. The Boston-based sextet creates music that fits comfortably in the folk canon but might be better thought of as art songs. Buttressed by horns and strings,…
Rachael Sage — The Other Side
Veteran performer Rachael Sage brings all that experience to bear on her recent release The Other Side. As Sage explained to our sister site Rainbow Rodeo, the album comes in the wake of cancer treatment, the upheaval of lockdown, and…
PREMIERE: Jimmy Deveney and The Hold Fast Union Leave “Handprints”
Jimmy Deveney and The Hold Fast Union bring Albuquerque’s vastness to soul music. The desert’s influence is easily felt on the band’s song “Handprints” (available for streaming on Friday, 8/18. You can pre-save the song here.) The vast expanses surrounding…