It was in 2012 when renowned jazz bassist Brian Bromberg first unleashed his audacious and altogether brilliant instrumental album Bromberg Plays Hendrix into the music world and now in September 2020, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the tragic and untimely passing of Hendrix, we find that the bass player virtuoso is […]
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Fort Worth’s melodically full-bodied Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts – Nowhere To Go But Everywhere (drops Sept 18 – Wicked Cool Records) opens their sophomore LP with the integrated pop gasoline of “Only a Dream,” that tilts back its head to a new wave era when singles were filled with catchy hooks & melodies […]
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If a songwriter is truly passionate about his or her subject matter, chances are the songs will be both singular and relatable. Over the summer, Colter Wall released a collection of original Canadfian cowboy songs that no one knew they needed, but the project succeeded because of Wall’s full-hearted attention to his craft. Brennen Leigh’s […]
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Trae Sheehan – Postcards From the Country This EP is a fine example of straight-forward unassuming songs. Fine craftsmanship with no showboating. There’s nothing cutting here like Neil Young, but West Virginia’s Trae Sheehan also doesn’t have a whiney voice like Neil. There are no political overtones like the late Phil Ochs — Trae has […]
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Victoria Bailey – Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline – Rock Ridge Music These kinds of CDs make me apprehensive because it’s a dangerous ledge to walk when you try to recapture a legendary era in country music. The George Jones’, Patsy Clines, Hank Snows, Ray Price’s, Loretta Lynn’s, Kitty Wells’, & Tammy Wynette’s, to […]
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Continuing the Tempe Arizona legacy mixed with a dose of Brooklyn production sensibility, One Line at a Time by DL Marble delivers emotive easy insights over potent musical precision. Like the perfect mixed drink, Marble is part balladeer and part superhero and wears his heart on his sleeve through every song on the album. With […]
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Bart Ryan – Starlight and Tall Tales Despite the CD package art not truly representative of the bluesy, soulful music contained within this fine Bart Ryan (guitars/lap steel) collection, it deserves a spin, maybe more. The cover should’ve been the great image of Mr. Ryan on the inside front cover. Ryan has the sand to […]
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Joe Wong – Nite Creatures I’m not entirely sure who the audience is for this, today in 2020. Expertly presented, well-written & played – it may work well attached to a film or video but not as strong as the best progressive rock of the late 60s, early 70s. It clearly aims at ears seeking […]
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Two Bird Stone is a project of Liam Thomas Bailey, a multi-instrumentalist who has played alongside Rodney Atkins and Brett Eldridge, among others. The new album Hands and Knees is the result of Bailey’s efforts to focus on writing original material that spans bluegrass and Celtic sounds. After the mellow title track that has a […]
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By Jeff Burger Goats Head Soup, which the Rolling Stones cooked up in Jamaica, Los Angeles, and London in late 1972 and the first half of 1973, topped charts in the U.S., England, and other countries. It also delivered a number-one international single, “Angie.” But critics offered lukewarm reviews for this 11th (British) album—and those […]
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