John Calvin Abney is one of the nicest people in rock’n’roll, so he would know about kind days. Abney, who’s served as a sideman for John Moreland, Samantha Crain, Lee Bains III + the Glory Fires, and Porter and the…
Von and Rachel get to the bottom of Rachel’s intense phone phobia (because this is really just free therapy.) Von’s mom’s smartphone usage (and how great she is in general.) Also a deep dive into air conditioner models. Unrelated, we…
This is a hard album to listen to. This is easily the hardest review I’ve had to write. If you’re not familiar with Chris Porter (and you might be — I’ve written about Some Dark Holler, his project with the…
It’s not every day that a live show can bring you to tears but this wasn’t an ordinary live show. Will Johnson and John Moreland (supported by John Calvin Abney) stormed the Bowery Ballroom with nothing but their guitars and…
This is the John Moreland album I’ve been waiting for. I still maintain that Everything the Hard Way is my favorite album, possibly ever, but Big Bad Luv is certainly in a close second (at least in terms of his…