Albums Of The Week: Angel Olsen & Various Artists | Cosmic Waves Vol. 1
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A few years ago, Angel Olsen quietly formed somethingscosmic, a new imprint and a home for her to have “the flexibility to release when and...
Area Resident’s Album Reviews | 13 Pink Floyd Shows From 1974
Forget the 12 days of Xmas. While you were sleeping, Pink Floyd quietly gave us the 13 concerts of Xmas. Repeating a holiday gift from two years ago —...
Albums Of The Week: Blasters | Over There: Live At The Venue, London –...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Americana music legends The Blasters were recorded on their first international tour in May of 1982 at The Venue in London England. Six of those...
Albums Of The Week: Cameron Winter | Heavy Metal
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On Heavy Metal — the debut solo album from Cameron Winter — the Geese frontman unravels his eclectic influences into a surreal mosaic of modern...
Albums Of The Week: Lucinda Williams | Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road finds the veteran southern singer-songwriter putting her own stamp on a dozen classics by The Fab Four:...
Albums Of The Week: White Denim | 12
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It’s always been hard to keep pace with James Petralli’s group White Denim, ever since they exploded out of Austin, Texas in ’08 with hyper-kinetic...
Albums Of The Week: Shotgun Sawyer | Shotgun Sawyer
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Shotgun Sawyer are a three-piece blues and rock ’n’ roll band from Auburn, California. Singer-guitarist Dylan Jarman, bassist Brett (The Butcher) Sanders and drummer David...
Albums Of The Week: Hunger Anthem | Lift
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hunger Anthem are an indie-rock band from Athens, Georgia. They boast an unabashed penchant for distortion drenched, gritty, tightly executed power-pop immediacy. Their sound is...
Albums Of The Week: DeWolff | Muscle Shoals
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “As its title proudly and clearly proclaims, free-wheelin’ rock ’n’ soul trio DeWolff’s new studio album Muscle Shoals was indeed recorded at the legendary FAME...
Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | Blackhole
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After nearly two decades of anticipation, Ryan Adams’ infamous cult classic Blackhole has finally been released officially. The album’s contents have been the subject of...
Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: Star Thistle | The Remnants Of Star Thistle
For a while now, I've contemplated turning my yard into an anti-garden, of a sort. Although it would still attract wildlife and insects, at least I see no reason...
Steve Schmolaris’s Album Review: C’est Vrai | A.I. Assisted Novelty Songs
Imagine coming home at the end of a long day, or maybe it's not a long day, maybe it's early and you're making breakfast in the morning, making coffee,...
Plates & Playlists: Turning Food, Music & Connection Into Support for Mental Health
This season, The Awesome Music Project is rallying communities across the country to transform good food, great music, and meaningful moments into vital support for mental health programs.
Through Plates...
Classic DVD Review: Various Artists | The Blues Masters
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
A dozen vintage live...
Classic DVD Review: NRBQ | One In A Million
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Captured at the height...
