Dave Perkins Powderhead Dave Perkins is a multi media artist who paints, writes, plays guitar and writes songs, with a new album of dark Southern Gothic pieces, Powderhead. His whiskey-soaked vocals are gritty and sometimes Dylanesque but they can also rise powerfully to fill a whole room. Stripped down with acoustic guitar some of the […]
The Pinkerton Raid – If You Love Somebody, Tell Them This interesting showcase starts with the youthful tone of Willie Nelson, but The Pinkerton Raid’s lead singer Jesse James De Conto (guitars/ukulele/bass) doesn’t persist with the Nelson distillation (good). He strikes a more original spark with his forward repertoire. Jesse has strong expressive pipes framed […]
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Paula Fong – A Bird On the Wing This endeavor by L.A.-based singer-songwriter Paula Fong (vocals/acoustic guitar) was produced in California by Justin Sinclair (acoustic guitar/bass/vocals/string arrangements) with multi-instrumentalist Phil Glenn on her 11-cut debut A Bird On the Wing (Dropped Oct 2/Independent/40:25). My first exposure to bluegrass wasn’t even a bluegrass artist – it […]
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Dude Cervantes & the Panchos – Self-Titled This band has moments of Strawberry Alarm Clock (“Me & the Township”) psychedelic fauna but never get their music into a psychedelic pop configuration for long. What surfaces like algae & is far better in their psycho-rootsy bravura is evident on each tune (“Billion Dollar Art”). The melodies […]
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John Batdorf Singles Singer-songwriter John Batdorf recently released his latest album, Singles, a collection of songs, most of which were co-written with Michael McLean, whom Batdorf calls his songwriting “brother from a different mother.” Batdorf explains, “Back in September of 2025, I had a musical idea for a song. I had released Anthem For The […]
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Wren & Wilde – Serial Dreamers This is a shining example of a peculiar set that has exceptional color in each song. Cleverly, there’s not enough country seeds to blossom in that genre alone, & it isn’t planted in a folky soil deep enough to get a rootsy outgrowth. But if you fibrillate those two […]
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AG Weinberger – Sharing A late entry by way of Universal/Romania this bluesy artist has been for 49 years performing & recording & was about to hang up his guitars when a major label signed him. Go figure, but hey, better late than never. Especially when you have the goods. AG Weinberger has the goods. […]
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Rita Bliss – One More Winter This music has an enthusiastic current that runs through the entire album. That along with the expressive Austin-based Rita Bliss performance brings clarity to her bluegrass showcase with sunflower brightness & lavender tonality. The upstate NY raised Ms. Bliss delivers a pound of happiness with an ounce of effort. […]
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Ned Farr & The Good Red Road Ruminations Ned Farr & The Good Red Road started their journey in New York City in 1993. After 30 years of building a foundation as an Americana/folk-rock band, with their new album Ruminations, out October 2, their signature style takes more of a jazz fusion, jazz rock turn […]
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Carla Gover & Friends – Williams Branch Is Hard To Find This set’s comprised of tracks written by Si Kahn (except “Drifting” written with Gabe Kahn & the title track with Dale Ann Bradley). Seventeen tracks thread this concept LP of Si Kahn songs on the Carla Gover (vocals/harmony/banjo/guitar) self-produced Williams Branch Is Hard To […]
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