Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Remember the part where I write a music blog? I forgot about that for a while. But I’m happy to be back! And I’m really happy to introduce you to Naomi Wachira. She surrounds herself with folk musicians like…
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh vacation. Nothing like hiding in my (wo)man cave with some tunes and a mindless video game. (This week is Tiny Tower. What? I don’t like killing things.) Given the truly hellish week I’ve had (more on that in a…
In an early episode of Nashville (shut up, yes, I mention it at least once a week and you’ll have to get used to it), Avery Barkley describes his music as “cerebral alt-country” and you have to wonder if he’s…
Kory Quinn’s the bluesman you didn’t know you were missing. At The End of the Bar is a deliciously old-timey album that never leaves you with the yellowed patina of reconstruction nor that sticky Sweet’n’Low feeling of artificial retro revival.…
It’s impossible to deny the charm oozing out of Eric Peter Schwartz’s songs. But sometimes it’s a little too easy to capture my heart. The opening bars of “Tangerine,” the Troubadork‘s lead track, start off like your average folk song.…