Tag Cheap Music

Asher Brown — Pitchforks

If you’ve been following this blog long enough, then you’re already familiar with Asher Brown’s music. Pitchforks centers on Brown’s transition. His songs are simultaneously warm and heartbreaking — especially given the current political context. Pitchforks’ narrative follows an interesting…

Nick Ralg — Alright

To say that there’s a lot of great music out there is, of course, a platitude, but it’s also a truism. I have about 80 people on my “to-write” queue. (This is also why I’ve been cranking out two entries…

Ayumi Ishito — View From A Little Cave

Would you believe that I’m almost at 1,000 posts? While there’s a lot of variation in this scene of ours, three chords and the truth is still just, well, three chords, and for my own sanity I’ve been going further…

Gerry Magallan — Manzana Pie

I don’t normally post singles by themselves but Gerry Magallan’s “Manzana Pie” is such a standout I didn’t want it to get lost in the kerfuffle. “Manzana Pie” is a truly outstanding memoir about Magallan’s reconciliation of his Mexican and…