Choogling On
Sagacious, well-traveled harp master Pierre Lacocque and his Chicago-based Mississippi Heat blues band offer Delta Bound, a thoroughly…
Category: Reviews
Between Rock and a Traditional Place
Lisa Matassa's impressive EP Somebody's Baby is not for country traditionalist, but fans of contemporary arena-style mainstream country…
Whither Passionate Kisses?
Boston-based Juliet and the Lonesome Romeos make a favorable impression on their debut album, No Regrets, by serving…
Of Dark Hearts and Lethal Consequences
The Earl Brothers are back with their dark-hearted bluegrass--like no other bluegrass known to humankind--on Outlaw Hillbilly. Our…
Ready for the Long Haul
J.D. Crowe has retired, but his last incarnation of the New South soldiers on, quite impressively, as American…
An Atmospheric Take on Debussy’s Piano Music
Angela Hewitt's new album, Debussy: Solo PIano Music is being hailed in all quarters for bringing a fresh…
Talking Turkey and Radiating on the 88s
Mitch Woods and the Rocket 88s got the crowds in Turkey all shook up on the Efes Blues…
Suave, Like Nobody’s Business
We redress a great wrong in finally reviewing RAUL MALO's 2007 Christmas masterpiece, Marshmallow World + Other Holiday…
Kind Of, Sort Of…No, Really Good. Exceptional, Even.
Joanne Shaw Taylor’s artistic growth continues unabated since her dramatic debut in 2008 with White Sugar. Her third…
A Bracing Christmas Wind
In Horns For the Holidays, the superb Dallas Wind Symphony not only celebrates the Christmas music tradition but…