Max Wareham – Daggomit! Let’s get the criticism out of the way. After listening to this rural slick, hickory wood burning, sap dripping, warm whiskey-rich upbeat music from Max, I would’ve expected an LP cover closer to tradition. Not the cartoon art that doesn’t accurately predict the wonderful pieces of music engrained in this musical […]
Brenna MacMillan Dear Life Brenna MacMillan is a Kentucky-raised artist who’s created an album with bluegrass and old timey overtones blended with modern and Americana sensibilities. It includes duets with Sarah Jarosz, Peter Rowan, Ronnie McCoury, Mary Meyer, James Kee and more; and Chris Scruggs on steel guitar. There’s lots to love, with songs that […]
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Frank Sinatra’s Forgotten Gem For Watertown, his 1970 concept album on the Reprise label, Frank Sinatra took a gamble. While his earlier solo LPs all found him working with mainstream pop songwriters, he filled Watertown with numbers produced and co-written by Bob Gaudio of the rock group the Four Seasons. Gaudio—whose composing credits include such […]
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