ALBUM REVIEW: Judy Blank is a Bright Songwriter for a Crappy Future on 'Big Mood'

Singer-Songwriter Daniel Knox’s new album, Mercado 48, was recorded over two days in a Portuguese shop of the same name. Knox’s most unadorned renderings to date, these tracks are largely built around sparse piano parts and his signature baritone. That said, Knox still communicates remarkable presence, occurring as

There’s one big problem with the new album from the veteran funk sextet Lettuce. Sweet and sunny, Cook is a warm-weather record, perfect for a backyard cookout or a lazy drive with the windows down – not a soundtrack for chilly days. Still, the band’s smooth amalgam of feelgood

Dude Cervantes and his Panchos are tear- the-joint-down bar band brawlers. The Southern California band's latest, The Ride or Die of Dude Cervantes and the Panchos, on Cervantes’ own Blind Owl label was recorded live at the Hotel Café in Hollywood two years ago. The performance showcases Cervantes