Albums Of The Week: Old Time Relijun | Musicking
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Musicking is the latest example of the Old Time Relijun push and pull. They are the rarest breed of musical combo — insatiable, living raw,...
Albums Of The Week: Lucius | Second Nature
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Acclaimed indie-pop band Lucius have returned with their highly anticipated fourth release. Produced by Dave Cobb and Brandi Carlile, Second Nature is a portrait of...
Albums Of The Week: Gina Birch | I Play My Bass Loud
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “London’s Gina Birch began her storied career in music in 1977 when she formed the feminist punk band The Raincoats with fellow Hornsey School of...
Classic Album Review: Danko Jones | We Sweat Blood
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If Danko Jones were...
Waco Brothers | Resist!
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Just in time for primary season, Waco Brothers are releasing a collection of their songs about resistance and protest on Feb. 28, entitled Resist! The Chicago-based/UK-born...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Jan. 29, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Fun Lovin' Criminals, Chuck E. Weiss, Cesar Rosas and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to...
Albums Of The Week: Crawlers | The Mess We Seem To Make
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “To become a great rock band, you often need to begin with a certain alchemy. There needs to be talent, determination, a solid friendship which...
Now Hear This: Azmari | Samā’ī
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Created in Brussels in 2015, Azmari is a weaving musical odyssey that expertly fuses Ethiogroove, dub, psychfunk and eastern sounds.
Taking inspiration from artists such as...
Mavis Staples | We Get By
WHO IS SHE? The Grammy-winning gospel-blues icon, civil rights activist and all-around living legend who's about to celebrate her 80th birthday — and her 70th year in music.
WHAT IS...
Albums Of The Week: Frank Zappa | The Mothers 1971
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Released in August 1971 just two months after it was recorded, Fillmore East - June 1971 was Frank Zappa and The Mothers’ masterstroke conceptual live...
Bottle Rockets | Bit Logic
They aren't old, they're old-school. And nearly three decades into their existence, St. Louis' roots-rockers The Bottle Rockets are bumping up against some of the same unpleasant realities as...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Big Maybelle | The Last of Big Maybelle
Neither myself nor my sweetie Chelle had ever heard of Big Maybelle before, so when she spotted a double album of hers at a recent trip to one of...
19 Albums I Definitely Want to Hear in 2019 (& 500 More That I...
If one of your resolutions is to listen to more music in 2019, you're in luck: There's no shortage of stuff coming down the pipe. After sifting through umpteen...
Albums Of The Week: Johnny Cash | Bear’s Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968 is an historic and never-heard live concert recorded in San Francisco by innovative sound...
Classic Album Reviews: The Soft Boys | Nextdoorland / Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Sings
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“You can set your...
