TK & The Holy Know-Nothings Run ‘The Incredible Heat Machine’ Full Blast
There’s a good reason why Taylor Kingman refers to his band’s music as “psychedelic doom boogie.” It’s the sort of kitchen sink label that pokes at the industry’s need for categorization. It’s also the only sort of descriptor that might come close to capturing the
Lilly Hiatt on Control, A Clean House, and the Making of ‘Lately’
It feels almost criminal that Lilly Hiatt’s phenomenal record Walking Proof was released in late March of 2020. Her first album since 2017’s critically beloved Trinity Lane, Walking Proof was a bright standout in a dark year, filled with shimmering pop rock anthems about learning to love yourself
Sean Rowe Tackles Uncertainty on ‘The Darkness Dressed in Colored Lights’
Sean Rowe writes vivid, lived-in songs and sings them with a voice that reverberates through your bones. No one sounds like he does, and when you hear the first few notes of a Sean Rowe song, you know you’re about to have your heart ripped out of your chest
Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris, and More Sing Loving Tributes to John Prine
Not to sound like Emily Dickinson or even Wednesday Addams over here, but life is impermanent. You’re alive and then, one day, you aren’t. What’s left is your legacy and the impact you had on others.
You likely don’t need an explanation of John Prine’s
On ‘Alvarado,’ The Wild Feathers Serve Up Nostalgia Tempered by Awareness
“Everybody’s got a story they’re trying to tell.” The Wild Feathers don’t merely speak this truth on their new album, Alvarado, but live it across 12 passionate songs.
As their debut album on new label home New West Records, the band’s fourth studio album was written
THE READING ROOM: Bobby Rush Memoir Recounts Building His ‘Folk Funk’ Sound
Reading Bobby Rush’s memoir I Ain’t Studdin’ Ya: My American Blues Story is a bit like watching him leave it all the stage at one of his shows. On stage, he works the crowd, rolling from one song into another with an effortlessness that comes from playing juke