If the volumes of text praising Our Lady of the Tall Trees were stretched end to end, we’d have a bridge to Mars. Here’s my little snippet to add to the bridge. This is beautiful, breathtaking acoustic music and it…

This is my reaction to Hero Jr.’s debut album: holy shit. The debut track, “Ann Boleyn” is worth the price of admission alone. I picked the other two songs featured here basically at random — there is no dead weight…

I apologize for the radio silence this past week. Public schools had Veterans’ Day off, and on Sunday I decided I’d simply ignore any and all obligations. That meant lots of work for my real job on Monday and catch-up…

It doesn’t get much better than this. In five short songs, Browan Lollar spans the full range of rock’n’roll and nails it each time.    The EP deserves more praise than I have time to write about it. However, it’s…

It’s Election Night and I’m virtually biting my nails here. Good thing I have the Creole String Beans to calm me down. Co-founded by ex-Cowboy Mouth bassist Rob Savoy, the Creole String Beans have reportedly won a Grammy nomination (or…