Reviews

Mac Leaphart’s Motel Breakfast

Mac Leaphart’s Motel Breakfast

Music City Maverick, Mac Leaphart continues to cook on his fourth album, Motel Breakfast.

India Ramey Baptized By The Blaze

India Ramey Baptized By The Blaze

Rising honky-tonk hero, India Ramey brings the heat on her fourth album, Baptized By The Blaze

Embla and the Karidotters Off Leash

Embla and the Karidotters Off Leash

fter winning the Norwegian Grammy for their debut Americana album, Embla and the Karidotters are ready to take on the world with their sophomore effort, Off Leash.

Yarn’s Born, Blessed, Grateful and Alive

Yarn’s Born, Blessed, Grateful and Alive

By Brian Rock Yarn weaves light from the darkness on their tenth album, Born, Blessed, Grateful and Alive. A “Hero’s Journey” cycle, like Marty Stuart’s The Pilgrim, this album explores tragedy, loneliness, resilience, and hope. […]

Rainy Eyes Lonesome Highway

Rainy Eyes Lonesome Highway

By Brian Rock Rainy Eyes follows her meandering muse from Norway to San Francisco to New Orleans on her sophomore release, Lonesome Highway. The Norwegian native, Rainy Eyes (ala Irena Eide,) wrestles with the tragic […]

Jenny Don’t and The Spurs Broken Hearted Blue

Jenny Don’t and The Spurs Broken Hearted Blue

By Brian Rock Jenny Don’t and The Spurs put a fresh spin on heartache on their latest (4th) album, Broken Hearted Blue. Jenny Don’t’s fiery vocals and the bands musical synergy create an album about […]

Summer Roundup 2024 with Pokey LaFarge, Noelle and the Deserters, Sugaray Rayford, Jared Deck and Chris Kasper

Summer Roundup 2024 with Pokey LaFarge, Noelle and the Deserters, Sugaray Rayford, Jared Deck and Chris Kasper

By Brian Rock Ready or not, summer is upon us. As the temperature heats up, so does the music scene. Here are some of the hottest new releases to fire up your summer festivities…   […]

Tylor & The Train Robbers Hum of the Road

Tylor & The Train Robbers Hum of the Road

By Brian Rock Tylor & The Train Robbers ride again on their fourth album, Hum of the Road. The band brings its rustic americana rhythms to the fore as they explore the cycles of life […]

Nicolette & The Nobodies The Long Way

Nicolette & The Nobodies The Long Way

By Brian Rock Canadian honky tonkers, Nicolette & The Nobodies eschew short cuts on their debut album, The Long Way. Coming ten years after the band’s inception, they took their time perfecting their synergy before […]

Driftwood’s December Last Call

Driftwood’s December Last Call

By Brian Rock Athens, GA meets Greenwich Village on Driftwood’s new album, December Last Call. The upstate New York based band continues to push the boundaries of folk on this, their sixth album. From alt […]

Ted Russell Kamp’s California Son

Ted Russell Kamp’s California Son

By Brian Rock Ted Russell Kamp may just be the hardest working man in Americana. While many artists are just now releasing their first new albums since the onset of Covid 19, California Son, marks […]

The High Hawks Mother Nature’s Show

The High Hawks Mother Nature’s Show

By Brian Rock The High Hawks soar on their sophomore album, Mother Nature’s Show. Composed of members from Leftover Salmon, Hard Working Americans, and Great American Taxi, The High Hawks create an eclectic, backwoods country/rock […]