Every now and then I get a collection of tunes that are infused with nitroglycerin. Chris Daniels and The Kings with Freddi Gowdy is one such incendiary delight. “Blues with Horns, Volume 1” is quite a recipe for jumping out […]
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This one has lingered on my desk for a few months but I noticed that I tagged it as something worth talking about. Like some earlier artists who are a little too traditional in folk for me or Liberal, I […]
Though I don’t always get excited with the soft rock strains of a James Taylor (though he does have some great songs) or the California rock of The Eagles — I do, on occasion, find some singer-songwriters who have the […]
Another CD I’m a little late coming to. Nevertheless, some interesting and worthy material to consider. This is the 16th release by singer-songwriter-activist Joanne Rand who has an excellent folk voice in an older tradition. Going into her fourth decade as […]
I must confess I had this collection of songs for several months already. However, this is not a CD that should be ignored. Jenna Torres opens up with both barrels on “Who’s Kissin’ Me,” on her fiery, supercharged album “Wild […]
As I mentioned in passing before some of the best Americana-Roots-Rock music played today is not always American-bred, or English import. This type of music is now clearly an art with an international interpretation. I have listened to and have […]
Their first studio album in eight years brings continued nuance and intensity to a band that has existed since 1964. There has been downtime but solo albums, live albums and best of albums have always kept this preeminent prog rock […]
With a touch of retro in their showcase, the energetic presentation of JD and The Straight Shot (a reliable band since 2005) is propulsive and fiery. “Redemption Train,” the first track off their sixth studio album (with ten songs) — “Good […]
This CD kicks off hot with “Sometimes You’ve Got to Do Bad Things to Do Good.” It immediately asserts itself with the same deep edgy vocals as Canadian Tom Wilson of Junkhouse (“Shine”). It’s mixed with a more modern-day country-brass slink […]
Many Christmas-oriented CD’s I recently received are good. However, they rehash the reliable standards that have been heard for decades. Different arrangements, a change in tempo and basically, the same approach. Recently I reviewed a Swedish compilation that featured several […]
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