The Health & Happiness Hour feat artists Dumb Instrument Dec 11 3013 by Rob Ellen’s Medicine Show on Mixcloud This week we feature the Christmas song from Dumb Instrument on the Medicine Show Festive Collection and a live track from the […]
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I’m reading a book in which the main character finds herself in a relationship with a professor. She describes him as someone set in his opinions, confident his is the only way to view the world, sure that his purchase […]
Here’s the only Americana and roots-type music releases for the week of December 10th, 2013. This is going to be the last Americana Boogie new releases date of the year. SHELBY LYNNE Thanks (Everso) Thanks is an EP that features five […]
Some songs are about feelings (“Sea of Heartbreak“). Others are about situations (John Prine’s “Hello in There“). And some are factual, almost reportorial. That’s the case with two of my favorite songs on war, The Band’s Civil War lament, “The […]
Composer/guitarist Jim “Kimo” West is best known for his work with “Weird Al” Yankovic – he’s played on all of his albums since 1984 – but on his own his vision has taken a radically different path. Separated from Yankovic’s […]
They say that the world is a lot smaller these days, what with news, culture, art, fashion and all sorts of events traveling at supersonic speed through Earth’s inner space. For a few days last week it seemed that everyone […]
Band of Heathens refine and expand their sound The Band of Heathens continues to surprise. While their new album offers up the Americana and Little Feat-styled funk fans have come to expect, there’s a thread of late 1960s production pop […]
The last studio recordings of a New Orleans legend Though often cited as one of three primary New Orleans piano legends, James Booker’s popular renown never grew to the size of Professor Longhair’s or Dr. John’s. Launching his career in […]
With a voice somewhere between Ferron, Eleanor McEvoy, Heather Nova and Cindy Bullens – this collection of tunes by dulcimer / flute musician Esther Golton is delightful the way a McGarrigles Sisters album always was. “Stay Warm” starts with a […]
Deb Ryder has certainly studied the masters growing up in the Chicago area and being mentored by Etta James and Big Joe Turner, so it’s no surprise her debut album ‘Might Just Get Lucky,’ is such a strong collection, the […]
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