“I’m feeling pretty humbled and grateful these days,” says former Uncle Lucius frontman turned celebrated solo artist Kevin Galloway “I’m very comfortable being on my own, and I’m enjoying the more intimate shows and the opportunity to dig into the stories behind the songs. I’ve always gravitated towards songs that I can connect to on […]
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Few artists personify their city the way that Regina Spektor does New York. The Russian-born singer-songwriter-pianist was raised in the Bronx and has accomplished what I’m guessing is a rare New York trifecta – performing on Broadway, selling out Carnegie Hall and playing Saturday Night Live. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio even declared a Regina […]
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There is absolutely nothing fancy about The Barlow, and that’s the way they like it. The Denver-based four-piece specializes in Coors-soaked Colorado country – songs about road woes and lost loves that sound just right on a lonely mountain drive or in a sweaty honky tonk (really, the two best places to listen to country […]
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Peter Rowan – Calling You From My Mountain This new 13-cut set by Grammy-Award winner & Boston native Peter Rowan (guitar/vocal) born on the 4th of July — is pristinely recorded vocally & musically. Despite the genre’s antique oeuvre, it’s loaded with modern charm. The bluegrass is fresh sounding, energetic & fueled with a tradition […]
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Alpha Cat – Venus Smile – EP I’m familiar with this compelling artist that drives this band & teeters on the edge of being a more folky-roots-oriented Patti Smith. While Elizabeth McCullough isn’t as intense, punky, or Beat Generation-tinted as dear Patti she has that carefree punk devil-may-care tonality in her vocal that’s captivating. She […]
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Kaurna Cronin – Harsh Beauty A creative 11-cut collection of primarily folk-pop-rock confections with some basis in Americana music as opposed to traditional roots music. But what Australian singer Kaurna Cronin has done is crafted a set of tunes that are more easily accessible to ears not finely tuned to the more traditional route. His […]
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Lydia Luce – Garden Songs – 5 Song EP A delicate plea for the planet’s future. I can support that but in reality, I’ve lived long enough to know this inherent fear was prevalent in the early 1970s with the ozone layer being compromised. None of those predictions ever came true because if they did […]
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Night Music photos by Clay Rodgriguez “Night Music” Reframes John and Alan Lomax’s Quest For Prison Field Recordings Night Music, a short film inspired by the father and son musicologists John and Alan Lomax, was co-produced by Lukas Huffman and Dom Flemons. It recently debuted at festivals, and currently available online via Omleto. Huffman wrote […]
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Lindsay Clark – Carpe Noctem A bit surreal, and ethereal, but the lovely-voiced Lindsay Clark decorates her work with soothing melodies with light as a feather performance. Fortunately, unlike many, Ms. Clark has melody, creative lyrics & appealing vocals that are enchanting. But many songs stay in just one gear. Her newest 11-cut Carpe Noctem […]
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Caamp got the inspiration for the title of their latest album, Lavender Days, from periods of time in life that present “small pleasures and forgotten disappointments” – the kind of days that may not leave an immediate mark but end up resonating far down the line. After two-plus years of life-defining events – for the […]
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