J.D. Wilkes’ new release Will I See You One Day in God’s Glory Land? (Arkam Records) was recorded at the Muscle Shoals’ studio The Nutt House, with some recorded in Wilkes’ home in Kentucky and a bit more in fiddler, Jamie Barrier’s, cabin in Tennessee. The album is a collection of traditional old time mountain […]
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Rosie Flores’ new release, Simple Case of the Blues, was produced by Charlie Sexton, Kenny Vaughan and Dave Roe. The album features Rosie Flores and Kenny Vaughan on guitars with Charlie Sexton on rhythm guitar and percussion; Dave Roe on bass(es), Jimmy Lester on drums. And with T. Jarrod Bonta on piano and Wurlitzer; Mike Flanigin on […]
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The release of Seneca marks the arrival of Morgantown, West Virginia singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin as an authentic voice in country music. Singing about the “hills where my grandfather worked” with a clear, strong voice, Godwin spins a warm vision of the people of coal country and their lives. He paints with his words, vividly […]
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Steve Conn’s new album Flesh and Bone (Not Really Records) was produced by Conn and Joe V. McMahan (Kevin Gordon, Webb Wilder), and recorded at McMahan’s studio in East Nashville. The album features Sonny Landreth on two tracks, Conn, Bryan Owings (Tony Joe White, John Prine) on drums, Dave Francis (Maura O’Connell, Luke Combs) on […]
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I’m not a big fan of humor in my music. If a song doesn’t make me sadder than I was four minutes ago, it’s probably not going to immediately click with me. Because of this, I’ve nearly missed out on some great stuff. When Jason Isbell released a new album in 2013, the first song […]
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Some people will tell you that it’s impossible for musicians to create anything new. Technically that’s true. However, some bands come up with something rare enough that you have to pay attention. Such is the case with Pocketful of Fire, the new live album from Gangstagrass, a band that combines bluegrass with hip-hop. Yes, you […]
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Travelin’ Shoes, the new gospel release from Marley’s Ghost, is the group’s third’s collaboration with producer Larry Campbell, former guitarist for Bob Dylan and bandleader for Levon Helm. Larry writes, “This a group whose artistic life blood springs from the deep well of American traditional music. They love it, they’ve lived it, they respect it, […]
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By Jeff Burger I’ve been singing Tom Russell’s praises since 1977, when he sent me Ring of Bone, the excellent album he’d recorded with his then musical partner, Patricia Hardin. Nearly half a century and dozens of albums later, I continue to maintain that he’s a national treasure; and I remain baffled by the fact […]
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Some musical combinations are so good, you wonder why they didn’t happen before they did. This is the case with Colin Linden and Luther Dickinson who got together to record Amour. Colin Linden was mentored by Howlin’ Wolf and is part of the hit show Nashville. Luther Dickinson founded North Mississippi Allstars with his brother. […]
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Out today, Gurf Morlix’s tenth solo album “Impossible Blue” draws back the green curtain to show the mad wizard at work. More confessional than his solo albums have ever been, Morlix cuts some of his heaviest grooves with this release. To be plain, this collection of tunes makes the body want to be alive. After […]
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