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Lets do away with the formalities and cut to the quick: This is an exciting record. Not only because the songs are great (which they are), but because it sounds like the arrival of a band with many years of great songs ahead. This Portland trio, led by singer and

From bluegrass to Tex-Mex to rockabilly to reggae, Peter Rowan has moved in mysterious ways through a four-decade sojourn across all manner of musical landscapes. To these ears, however, he's at his best when he strips things down to a simple state of spare purity, allowing

Based on the strength and beauty of his best material, it is proper to number Tom T. Hall among Nashville's great songwriters. But for every stunning "That's How I Got to Memphis" or "I Flew Over Our House Last Night", Hall seems

I took me six or seven listens to get there, but there is plenty to recommend about Grant Lee Buffalo's third album. More melodic but much less rocking than its predecessors, Copperopolis finds the band digging deep and taking some chances in its best moments. But the listener

When rock 'n' roll crawled onto land in the 1950s, it emerged from the morass comprising jump blues, rhythm & blues, country, and hillbilly music. Around 1970, when rock 'n' roll was only as far removed from its humble beginnings as today's music has

All kinds of ink has been spilled recently heralding this Nashville combo as a welcome return to a time when country music could be found in its rawest and purest form -- and totally line-dance free. And after listening to the band's debut, Live At Robert's,