In the early 90’s I had heard of John Hiatt but I had never listened to him. I saw Perfectly Good Guitar on the shelves at Turtles Records & Tapes (RIP) so I plunked down my $14.99 and purchased it, hoping it would be good. Upon first listen I was knocked on my ass. It […]
Last year I went to a voter registration benefit in Nashville. The bill included Amanda Shires (Isbell unannounced, accompanied her), Margo Price, Todd Snider, Kacey Musgraves a couple of other singer song writers and a guy named Ruston Kelly, who I was not previously familiar with. Imagine my surprise that in such exalted company the […]
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Shooter has everything you would expect from Jennings but it never rests on its laurels.
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I have spent the better part of the last five or six years catching Kevin Gordon at various venues in Nashville and once in Seaside, Florida just to keep things interesting. Each time Kevin played solo with only guitar for accompaniment and I walked away impressed. He is one of the great storytellers working in […]
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Gordon delivers another excellent album with tracks that bounce from delta blues, to boogie based road house rockers to introspective moments where he draws you into his world. I am not sure there is a better songwriter working today.
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I had the opportunity to meet and hangout with Brianna Blackbird and Drew de Man (otherwise known as Heart Hunters) before they entered the studio to record their stunning debut album American Eclipse (Pretend Sweethearts). So I was looking forward to hearing their voices blend together, wondering how their life experiences would shape their songs, […]
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So now what do you do? You formed one of the most beloved and underrated English invasion bands, toured the US incessantly in the 70’s and 80’s to make up for time lost during your ban from the states in the 60’s, helped inspire several new wave/post-punk bands as well britpop, and gradually turned into […]
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Lewis continued to keep the audience on their toes and his foot on the gas.
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Pulsing, yet sparse instrumentation coupled with hypnotic verses of a quiet yearning spin into the call for something new and the hope that it promises.
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