I spent last week in New York City for NFT.NYC and as I was walking around the streets, of which I did a lot, I began thinking about the many great musicians that are from […]
Category: Music Reviews
Album and song reviews
Samantha Fish Uses Her Axe To Chop Through Genres ‘Faster’
Once an artist gets some success, they oftentimes get pigeonholed. I finally got around to watching the documentary “Elvis Presley: The Searcher” on HBO and it details the struggles he endured while trying to be […]
Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine Deliver A Cult Classic About Their Favorite Flicks
As I was searching for yet another “Mallrats” Gif to convey my feelings to my friends in our group text thread the other day, I realized I really don’t watch movies anymore. Movies have been […]
James Vincent McMorrow Slows Down To Savor ‘Grapefruit Season’
I’ve never really known of James Vincent McMorrow on his own. The Irish folk and pop singer-songwriter has been a featured artist on tracks with a couple of my favorite electronic artists – “I’m in […]
Billy Strings Plucks A Fresh Crop Of Tunes For ‘Renewal’
The pandemic has been a time of discovery for me. Besides relearning how to play “Greensleeves” on the guitar, I found Yoga with Adriane thanks to the “Make Me Smart” podcast and I also was […]
Orla Gartland Takes Her Own Advice With ‘Woman On The Internet’
I have always loved a good dark comedy. It could be a result of being a child of the 90s or maybe it’s any shred of Irish heritage that I have in me. Besides being […]
Sturgill Simpson Spins A Cowboy Tale With ‘The Ballad Of Dood And Juanita”
It’s fitting that the first time that I saw or heard Sturgill Simpson was at the Philadelphia Folk Festival because the singer-songwriter’s latest album has me longing for the sights and sounds of the hill […]
Ty Segall Delivers Hot Licks On ‘Harmonizer’
I’ve been dancing around Ty Segall for years now and he hasn’t even known it. How I haven’t latched on to the west-coast multi-instrumentalist sooner is beyond me, but the last conversation I had about […]
Kings of Convenience Reignites Acoustic Conversations On ‘Peace or Love’
I am trying to implement simplicity in my life lately. As I look around I am finding that less is not only better but sometimes more beautiful. I’ve even applied that to the music that […]
‘A Few Stars Apart’ Pulls Together Lukas Nelson And Promise Of The Real For Ethereal Effort
For the past year, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real has consistently been one of my favorite bands. I’ve been listening to the group’s latest effort, “A Few Stars Apart,” basically on repeat since […]