Big Thief Double Infinity In addition to being immensely talented and insanely prolific, Big Thief is famously just about the most tightly knit indie band around – just do a Google search of their photos, and you’ll see nary a hint of daylight between the four members. That was, until bass player Max Oleartchik left […]
One Writer’s 2025 Musical Wish List While 2024 lacked in, well, most positive qualities, it overflowed in musical bounty. From a Hurray for the Riff Raff record that represented today’s America better than any radio country wastrel could ever pretend to, to Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) cementing her spot as one of our very best songwriters, […]
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Tucker Zimmerman – Dance of Love One of my favorite facets of music is delving into influences – even the most original, innovative artists have been inspired by the music they’ve been listening to their entire lives. Big Thief doesn’t sound like any other Americana band, but they have hearts, minds and ears, so they […]
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On January 15, Buck Meek released his second full length solo album, Two Saviors. My 20-something daughter, knowing my tastes better than I do, recommended I check it out. Now, my daughter has impeccable taste in music. Unfortunately, I don’t. So, I have only myself to blame when my initial reaction to Two Saviors was […]
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