Review: Countdown – Richard Lloyd
As with ANY solo artist originally associated with a popular band, an expectation of similarity to the original band is always there. Not that it SHOULD be, but we’re fickle…
As with ANY solo artist originally associated with a popular band, an expectation of similarity to the original band is always there. Not that it SHOULD be, but we’re fickle…
There’s this piece of ephemera from the days of the Rachel’s ensemble that sticks to the attic of my mind like so much setting rubber cement – let’s call them…
There is a wide range of innovation and praise that can be liberally applied to music from artists of immense respect. Not everything they create may be highly praised, nor…
With impressive three-part harmonies, a dedication to songwriting and unwavering optimism, the Nashville-based band High South has developed a dedicated following across Europe, where they’ve been touring regularly since 2015.…
Daughters, never a band to play it understated, returns as a beast both transformed and reborn in the Rhode Island quartet’s first release since a pseudo “break-up” around 2009/2010 –…
It’s difficult to write a review of the music of Jorge Santana without first mentioning the weight of the famed Santana shadow cast by his brother, Carlos Santana. It’s admirable…
In a lot of ways, I am Charlie Brown: I lost my hair earlier than I planned for, have low self-esteem, and have a predilection for redheads and women who…
First, the official story: in 1978 at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee, Peter Holsapple came to town looking for the essence of Big Star. He hooked up with…
For those who may not know, Longbranch/Pennywhistle was a country rock/folk duo comprising Glenn Frey and John David Souther, which they formed not long after meeting in Los Angeles. They…
The duo for King & Country, composed of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, fill the new Burn The Ships album with plenty of worshipful songs. These two are, after all,…
I remember back in 2007 attending the listening party for the band Marillion’s then-forthcoming album Somewhere Else. It was an enjoyable evening, and I had a brief opportunity to ask…
Trip Around The Sun is the vibrant. new 12-song collection of Grip Weeds originals – reflecting the band’s determined, yet positive, outlook on life through the power of music. It’s…