Chicago, the Mississippi Delta, Southwest Sweden? One of these things is not like the other. Hailing from a rural part of Scandinavian country, Daniel Norgren sings the blues of his own degree and own continent. Frankly, it’s a bit unfair […]
Deer Tick, a band that had built a solid reputation for being road dogs, went into hiding, it seemed, after their 10-year anniversary shows in 2014. It wasn’t an official hiatus, but there were also no real prospects of returning […]
You don’t have to hate golf to fully translate the weighty tone of Amanda Shires when she exclaims, “I’m rock and roll – you’re golf.” She is making no mistake and holding nothing back any more. Aside from her world-renowned fiddle playing, Shires […]
There usually is no in-between when it comes to Deer Tick in the music fan’s lexicon. You either have little familiarity with Deer Tick or you loooooove Deer Tick. These days, they are not so much of an indie band, […]
ohh yippie kayyy yayyyyy Nikki Lane, a native of Greenville, South Carolina figured if she could someday earn as many fans as people who live in her hometown, she’d be doing just fine. She guesstimated that number to be around […]
Dawes is and always will be a live band. Their first four albums were filled with California harmonies and sweeping guitar solos that take on new energies when played in a live setting. Their most recent record, We’re All Gonna […]
If you let fan comments on Facebook influence your thinking, which as a general rule of thumb, you should DEFINITELY NOT DO, you will think the new Dawes album, We’re All Gonna Die is either pure perfection or the worst […]
Modern day country music is a tough scene to break. There are the obvious barriers of the multi-billion dollar industy such as getting past the wall of producers and songwriters working on music row pumping out songs as if they […]
It’s October, and last time I made plans in the rain with an Israel Nash record, it was pure gold. As a follow-up, this time Nash went Silver with a new release titled Israel Nash’s Silver Season. Silver Season has a similar vibe to his […]
Watching Little Hurricane perform, you can tell Tony “Tone” Catalano is a bit of a gear nerd. On stage, he switches back and forth between effects and distortion levels. His guitar style is loud and crisp with enough grit to […]
