Album Reviews
If you’re an artist, musical or otherwise, a five year gap between projects is a lifetime. This holds true for the apprentice setting the foundation for what is to come, to a calloused veteran filled with battle scars from years of honing their craft. Five...Continue Reading
/grab bag/ – an assortment of miscellaneous items Don’t let the name of the Greyboy Allstars latest LP Grab Bag: 2007-2023 fool you. From start to finish this album plays like any of the band’s previous releases. The nine songs are perfectly placed to display...Continue Reading
Whether you’re a seasoned musician or a newbie establishing roots, a five-year gap between album releases is an eternity. Nobody knows that better than Rainy Eyes (she also happily answers to Rainy or Irena Eide). In Rainy’s perfect world her latest release Lonesome Highway would...Continue Reading
With her musical career firmly back in her grasp, Maggie Rose and her well rounded team set their sights on one vital area… expansion. Breaking free from the chains that bound her to the country music world, Rose immediately expanded her sound to showcase a...Continue Reading
If there is a list of musicians overdue to release a new album, Leslie Mendelson has been at the top or very close to it for a long time. Until now. Mendelson’s latest release, After the Party, her first since 2020’s If You Can’t Say...Continue Reading
It’s not often the true depth and beauty of an album is based on how well you know the musician or group releasing it. Such is the case for Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams’ latest album All This Time. On its surface, the album is...Continue Reading
If you’re unfamiliar with the musical genre Appalachian Grunge, you’re not late to the party. In fact, the term was created by Virginia (and Appalachian Mountain) based musician Dori Freeman for her latest release Do You Recall. If you’ve listened to any of Freeman’s first...Continue Reading
With his second release Reflector, Daniel Donato drives his Cosmic Country locomotive deeper into his shifting musical universe. His direction is clear, he’s headed towards the truth. This voyage will never reach a destination because there is no end point. And Donato wouldn’t have it...Continue Reading
If you’re not familiar with Don Kelley, Robert’s Western World or the term busking, it’s impossible to know the full story of Daniel Donato. Incredibly, even without that lengthy and pivotal part of his past, the 28 year old Nashvillian has brought more music from...Continue Reading
Joan Osborne has been riding a wave of creativity the last few years. She’s quite aware of this and has no intention of hopping off her musical surfboard anytime soon. Osborne’s latest release Nobody Owns You (her third since 2020) makes an incredibly strong case...Continue Reading