ALBUM REVIEW: Old 97’s Mainstay Murry Hammond Flies Solo on the Wistful ‘Trail Songs’
Murry Hammond likes to whistle. A lot. With his sophomore solo outing, the longtime second banana to Rhett Miller in Old 97’s shows the world he can put his lips together and blow with the best of them on every single song, sometimes dispensing with lyrics altogether. However, unless
ALBUM REVIEW: It Shows that Brent Cobb ‘Ain’t Rocked In A While.’ Thank Goodness, He’s Doing It Anyway.
From the meaty rhythms of Black Sabbath, the belligerent hooks of AC/DC and sludgy riffs of Metallica then-thirteen-year-old Brent Cobb earned an unorthodox education, one that would enlighten his musical beginnings in the garages of his youth. Some two decades later, those same snarling strings and frenzied beats – sounds
ALBUM REVIEW: Old Sounds Become New on The Wildmans’ ‘Longtime Friend’
Aila and Elisha Wildman are on a voyage of self-discovery and you’re welcome to tag along. The Virginia siblings, who released a callow debut album back in 2017, have hit their stride with the belated follow-up Longtime Friend, an enticing buffet of Americana sounds that feels like the start
THROUGH THE LENS: Jackalope Jamboree 2025 Added Roots Music to Oregon’s Diverse & Rich Cultural Histories
Billy Allen + The Pollies Are A Quintessential Muscle Shoals Band
Billy Allen almost made it.
After progressing through regional tryouts in Huntsville, Alabama, waiting in line in Greensboro, North Carolina to sing for Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato, North Carolina, and advancing through to the Miami bootcamp, Allen was just one step away from advancing
