Devin Drobka evokes fellow composer-percussionist Paul Motian–one of his influences and heroes–like a kind of guiding light throughout this album. The CD-opening “Blues Town,” exploits the fraught relationship between an elegantly unfolding, mournful melody and a rhythmic pulse that pushes […]
This is actually a revised version of the first Jillpoke Bohemia strip. I think the drawing’s a little better here…
We stumbled across the Red Dirt Skinners purely by accident. Considering the awards they’re winning over in the UK, I can only guess their publicity machine is nowhere near as powerful as their vocal harmonies. Someone needs to pick this […]
Looking for a soundtrack to start a revolution? You may want to take a mighty hard listen to the new Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires album “Dereconstructed”. From the growl of Lee’s SG and soulful voice increasingly calling out “tell […]
In 1993 I was a musical outcast. The flames of grunge were burning through my middle school hallways, igniting the very essence of adolescence among my classmates, but I was solely drawn to the music of another era. I was […]
The great thing about New York, more than any other town, is that, whether you are standing in line or at a table, you can become good friends with those around you for awhile. And, you never know who you’ll […]
Growing up, my definition of country music was defined by my Dad. While I love my Dad to death and he’s scored plenty of cool points throughout the years: old pictures that would make you think Buddy Holly took my […]
On May 29, 1997, singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley and roadie Keith Foti were in Memphis, on their way to resume work on Buckley’s sophomore album–the follow-up to Grace–when the singer made a spontaneous decision to go for a swim in the […]
My friend’s little girl was sitting in her classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School that morning when the bad man came and killed twenty of her classmates. They were between the ages of six and seven. The school’s principal and […]
