Louis Michot’s Melody Makers Add Leyla McCalla for Spirited ‘Tiny Island’ EP
Although it's a small drop-in on a wee spit of land, Louis Michot and Leyla McCalla's latest project, a five-song EP titled Tiny Island, makes a big splash. The Cajun fiddler and his Melody Makers — guitarist Mark Bingham, bassist Bryan Webre, and drummer Kirkland Middleton, with
Jason Boland and The Stragglers Combine Cowboys, Aliens, and Big Questions of the Universe
The light.
Some people spend their whole lives seeking out the metaphorical light in the hope that finding it will help bring a sense of clarity to their lives. For others, the light is literal and comes from an alien spaceship that abducts them and plunges them 100 years into
Retro and Modern Pair Perfectly on Nick Waterhouse’s ‘Promenade Blue’
EDITOR'S NOTE: As album releases slow down in December, we like to catch our breath and write about albums that came out earlier in the year that we didn't get a chance to review but we think are worthy of your attention. Promenade Blue was released
The Branchettes Rock the Spirit of Jubilee Gospel on 'Stayed Prayed Up'
EDITOR'S NOTE: As album releases slow down in December, we like to catch our breath and write about albums that came out earlier in the year that we didn't get a chance to review but we think are worthy of your attention. Stayed Prayed Up was
THROUGH THE LENS: Four Notable Year-End Roots Music Releases
As I was finishing last week's column on overlooked albums, I became aware of some releases, just out or about to be released, that I found intriguing. As the December Through the Lens columns will be devoted to various "bests" of the year, this is my
The 2021 No Depression Guide to Holiday Music That Doesn’t Suck
As sure as a cold snap and a thousand Black Friday emails in your inbox, this time of year brings glad tidings of holiday albums. Some, if we’re being honest, feel like an idea generated by an algorithm, a rehash of tried and true Christmas classics aimed at getting