Softly and Tenderly. Pass It On.
MARIE LACEY's new album is a scintillating mix of southern gospel and African-American gospel songs frequently adopted by…
Jorma, Janis & The Typewriter Tape: The Facts
The legendary TYPEWRITER TAPE, featuring young JANIS JOPLIN singing, and young UC Santa Clara student Jorma Kaukonen on…
The Final Breakfast: Sophie Blackall on Farmhouse
JULES hosts her final Seven Impossible Things breakfast, with author SOPHIE BLACKALL who tells of a 'falling-down house'…
Updike at Easter (2023 Edition)
Reflections on JOHN UPDIKE's provocative poem 'Seven Stanzas at Easter,' in this 12th installment of our annual feature.
Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks
DA' T.R.U.T.H. rebrands powerfully by using his birth name, EMANUEL as the title of his stirring new album;…
And Magic Slim Says ‘Well Done’
JOHN PRIMER is on fire in paying tribute to hid former boss, Magic Slim, with the surviving Teardrops…
Inhabiting a World Between
On AURA, RUTH McGINLEY and NEIL MARTIN take ten traditional Irish tunes into new and hauntingly evocative territories.
Sevdah, From Mostar to the World
Sevdah, traditional folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina given a modern spin by Mostar Sevdah Reunion and lead…
In The Prime Time Mood
DAVE STRYKER's first studio album with his trio will get you in the mood.
The Pelican Warning
DUNCAN STRAUSS checks in with another scoop: an interview with DUNCAN P. FORGEY, author of FLYIN' KAI: A…