Over the course of the past two years of writing articles and interviewing artists for my One-Man Band Series I have come across singer/songwriters from all over the world. Mickey Pantelous, however, whose Dr. Albert Flipout’s One CAN band project […]
Gruff Rhys Hotel Shampoo Wichita Recordings Best known as the leader of the oft-times eccentric Welsh outfit Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys makes the case that he’s equally ambitious on his own. Three albums into a prolific solo career, Rhys […]
Bob Dylan turns seventy on Tuesday, May 24th. The man that crossed generations and musical genres as a songwriter, a poet, a recording artist, and a performer is the mightiest sequoia of his time. His influence not only touched his […]
Cleveland’s rock ‘n roll heroes are those singer/songwriters who write and perform their craft bringing good times and great music to local clubs and watering holes. Some have gone on to receive national critical acclaim while others have remained only […]
The Iconic Gospel Group, “The Blind Boys Of Alabama” with the help of some Nashville Cats, put out a CD that is a Real good Spirit filled listen, co-produced by Jamey Johnson, it has the famous recognizable sound of […]
Originally published at Blogcritics.org. Marking the tenth anniversary of its publication, Picador is issuing a new edition of David Hajdu’s delicious portrait of the 60’s folk scene as it was embodied in two of its greatest lights and […]
The cream doesn’t always rise to the top. The easier access that musicians have in producing and releasing their own records has saturated the market with countless garbage – amateur-hour replications of major-label hit-makers, cookie-cutter indie rock, well-meaning but unpolished […]
Six years ago I was in Austin, TX for SXSW on my company’s dime. I’d been sent there to soak in the scene and represent our indie distribution company, and my little head was fit to explode from the excitement […]
Hungrytown Any Forgotten Thing Listen Here! Records With their new album – their second credited to their combined moniker of Hungrytown – husband/wife duo Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson continue to make modern folk songs that bow entirely to […]
Brian and I just came back from a road trip that took us to the Hey Hey Club in Columbus. Our Ohio fans are just fantastic! They brought out a lot of new folks to catch our show and really […]
