Joy Oladokun photo by Rachel Debb Show Review: Joy Oladokun Fills The Ram’s Head with Purpose-Driven Music in Annapolis, MD | February 6, 2025 What happens when a self-described introvert—someone who has openly questioned their place in the music industry (“Sometimes I think that if I got lost and drowned out in the river / […]
The War and Treaty Plus One – A Jubilant Celebration of Love and Hope Mark Pelavin* It’s fitting that Plus One, the exuberant new album from husband-and-wife duo The War and Treaty, is being released on Valentine’s Day. Michael and Tanya Trotter’s music has always been a radiant celebration of love—between each other, their audience, […]
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Drew & Ellie Holcomb – Memory Bank When is a debut album not a debut album? Drew’s last album, Strangers No More, recorded with his longtime band The Neighbors, reached #1 on the Americana charts, and its standout single “Find Your People” also topped the Americana Radio Singles Chart. Meanwhile, Ellie has carved out a […]
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Neko Case – The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You Neko Case’s harrowing new memoir, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, is like her music — challenging, powerful, beautiful, sad, and ultimately uplifting. The stories she shares of her childhood are absolutely heartbreaking. Throughout the book, Case refers to herself […]
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Josh Ritter — Spectral Lines It is challenging when an artist you love zigs or zags. You love them because of the work they have already done, so anything that goes in a different direction feels unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable. Of course, the job of the artist is not to make us comfortable. It is, […]
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Adam Klein – Holidays in United States Much of the music being released now has its roots in the COVID 19 pandemic and quarantine. For many artists, it was a time of introspection and self-reflection, and the music often reflects an inner journey. Georgia-based singer/songwriter Adam Klein has gone the opposite way – his new album, […]
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David Lindley: Appreciating A “Dragon Slayer” March 5, 2023 David Lindley, the virtuoso player of guitars and all things stringed, never lost track of a fundamental thing about making music: it’s supposed to be fun! (That, of course, is why they call it playing.) Lindley died this week at the age of 78. Looking […]
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Richard Thompson at Ram’s Head on Stage – February 23, 2023 A Richard Thompson concert is not for the faint of heart. There is no denying that his music tends to focus on the sadder things in life. But, as a grinning Thompson told a sold-out Ram’s Head on Stage in Annapolis (MD) the other night, […]
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Margo Price — Strays Margo Price gives no fucks. Although it’s been a rough journey she has reached a point in her career- and in her life- where she is confident about who she is. “There’s a real freedom about being completely truthful about who I am, flaws and all,” she said recently. That freedom, […]
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Joe Henry — All the Eye Can See Some people like beer. Some prefer scotch. Beer goes down easy, of course; but scotch is an acquired taste, something that is best sipped slowly rather than guzzled. But scotch lovers will tell you that it has a richness and depth that few other drinks can match. […]
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