5 April 2023

Grant Peeples has no time for nonsense. The veteran singer/songwriter and poet has released a passionate new protest record, A Murder of

5 October 2022

Dan Imhoff demonstrates delightful dexterity and variety on his new record, Gratitude. Aptly titled, given that he composed and recorded

11 December 2022

There is an increased interest in sea shanties in the wake of the popular movie Fisherman's Friends. Performers are finding joy in

26 February 2023 

If you feel, like this writer has in recent years, that the outspoken folk singer has disappeared, then you’d best listen to the

2 Sept 2023 

Nick Justice returns with his sixth full-length solo album, following his 2022 duet album, The Sidemen, which did quite well on several

January 26 2024

We welcome back an old friend,Jeff Talmadge, who we haven’t heard from in over a decade.  The storytelling, finger-picking

13 March 2023

Having made slow but steady progress towards gaining wider recognition, the Portland Oregon-based band known as Shoebox Letters has arrived

28 August 2023

Brook Dixon’s debut solo album, Rhododendron Highway, is the culmination of a burgeoning ten year career that found him first taking

January 26 2024

A seasoned singer/songwriter with seven previous albums to his credit, Jeff Talmadge has more or less remained below the radar as far as a

August 26 2024

Marfa Light, an Americana band that hails from Fort Worth, Texas, takes a fanciful approach to their eponymous debut album. It

18 October 2022

“If it were possible for Bob Seger and Stevie Nicks to have a musical love child, it might sound a bit like Tornado Sky.  The L.A.

23 May 2023

Patterson Barrett is a legendary musician who has called Austin, Texas home for nearly five decades. He arrived fresh from playing on

August 08 2024

Tom MacLear may not be a household name, but he should be. Something of a polymath, a musician, singer-songwriter and painter, he has

March 2023 

In the 1953 movie The Wild One, Marlon Brando portrays a surly biker gang leader whose scruffy minions invade and terrorize a small town.

23 June 2023

Patterson Barrett is a survivor. His latest release, "I Just Can't Call It Quits", refers to his longevity in the music biz as well as

September 11 2024

This one's a real trip. Taking their name from the once mysterious Marfa Lights, a so-called
phenomenon once believed to be some

27 February 2023 

Anyone who has even casually listened to Grant Peeples over the years should not be surprised that the Trump era and the xenophobia

February 06 2024

It’s been a decade since native Texan Jeff Talmadge last put out a proper album but clearly he didn’t let the rust settle in. Sparrow,

31 October 2022

Disaster, as a metaphor, plays a big part in this act’s overall presentation. Its group name, for instance, describes a sky view

January 26 2024

Sparrow is Jeff Talmadge’s eighth studio album, and it’s already been a full decade since number seven, so it’s about darn time it

21 March 2024

Marques Morel has been described as a singer/songwriter, as well as wandering troubadour (along with a few other descriptive