ALBUM REVIEW: Lone Piñon Uncovers a Lost World of New Mexican Folk Music on 'Hot Carne Seca'
Filled with twisty fiddles, crying vocals, heavy strummed guitars, and rich, rich harmonies, the nearly lost traditional music of New Mexico comes back to vibrant life in the hands of young ensemble Lone Piñon on their new album, Hot Carne Seca.
One of the least known American traditions, the Hispanic
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Chelsea Studios NYC: John Gallagher Jr.
Multi-hyphenate artist John Gallagher Jr. shared three songs with us at Chelsea Studios NYC to celebrate the arrival of his brand new EP Almost OK, out today!
Opening with the EP’s first track, “Tough Spit,” Gallagher described the song as an attempt to capture the manic feeling of
BEST OF BLUES: May 2026
May's blues offerings feature a trio of powerful blues women. Belgium's Ghalia Volt may look like a rockabilly queen, but her output is more Mississippi hill country blasted with chunks of bombastic rock. Irish powerhouse Grainne Duffy bemoans heartbreaking situations in a soulful rasp that cuts
ALBUM REVIEW: Joshua Ray Walker Calls His Pain By Name On 'Ain’t Dead Yet'
Joshua Ray Walker has slowed down enough to feel what he’s feeling.
The mid-tempo, pensive “Chasing Sunsets” is spacious and melancholy like a War on Drugs tune. It opens with this Texan disillusioned in Hollywood, setting a rattled, twilit vibe for the rest of the tune. By the
ALBUM REVIEW: The Songs of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan Get a Revealing Spin in ‘Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow’
Tom Waits, the singer, is not necessarily the best interpreter of Tom Waits, the songwriter. Over the past half-century, the gravelly warbler has created a singular body of work, much of it composed in collaboration with spouse Kathleen Brennan. But his harsh voice, a blend of Howlin’ Wolf, Captain
Marisa Anderson Brings a World of ‘UnAmerican’ Music To Her Guitar
The first arrangement that instrumentalist guitarist and songwriter Marisa Anderson completed for The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music, Vol. 1 is a song called “Hamd.” The original version, known as “Mamoor Ho Raha Hai,” is an ecstatic, 18-minute Sufi Qawali by the legendary Sabri Brothers of Pakistan. It features