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James G. Carlson

Review: "7 Devils" by The Goddamn Gallows

Review: "7 Devils" by The Goddamn Gallows

The Goddamn Gallows, underground music's favorite roots rock heathens and vagabonds, have recently dropped their much anticipated third studio full-length album, 7 Devils, on Farmageddon Records. With sixteen all-new originals, one cover song, a new member in the lineup and two notable guest musicians, 7 Devils is clearly

One-Man Band Series, #12: Possessed by Paul James

One-Man Band Series, #12: Possessed by Paul James

Almost every artist involved in the one-man band movement does things his own way, making his endeavor wholly individualized. He selects the type of instrumentation he is going to use, develops a sound often by combining more than one musical style with his own, and then slaps some sort of

Hillgrass Bluebilly's tribure to Hank Williams and Leadbelly: "Hiram & Huddie"

Hillgrass Bluebilly's tribure to Hank Williams and Leadbelly: "Hiram & Huddie"

*image courtesy of Hillgrass Bluebilly Records Throughout the times and all the way up to the present the enduring repertoires of early country and blues artists have lived on. In many cases the songs are even more popular today than they were during the lifetimes of those long gone musicians

One-Man Band Series, #11: Honkeyfinger

One-Man Band Series, #11: Honkeyfinger

photo by: Andy Hall (originally appeared in Blues in London) When it comes to today's one-man bands you won't find anyone else out there quite like London's Honkeyfinger, who has made it his business to further bend and twist the already curved-line formula of

"Feed the Family" by Possessed by Paul James

"Feed the Family" by Possessed by Paul James

If I were to make a list of the twenty most important singer/songwriters of our time, John Konrad Wert, better known under the moniker Possessed by Paul James, would undoubtedly be among those at the very top, if not the topmost artist. That is taking into account his powerful

One-Man Band Series, #6: B.O.M.B. (big one man band)

One-Man Band Series, #6: B.O.M.B. (big one man band)

Some of the bands and singer/songwriters in the underground music community these days seem to put together projects that are as ephemeral as the luna moth’s lifespan, lasting but for a short time in the obscurity of the scene. These fly-by-night artists, though not necessarily untalented, never truly

Broolyn's Guignol & Philadelphia's Mischief Brew "Fight Dirty"

Broolyn's Guignol & Philadelphia's Mischief Brew "Fight Dirty"

Towards the end of 2009, Erik Petersen, frontman for Philadelphia's very own gypsy punk trio Mischief Brew, teamed up with Brooklyn's instrumental gypsy jazz quartet Guignol for a rather impressive collaboration of musical efforts titled "Fight Dirty." Taking into consideration songs like Mischief Brew&