Monday, August 16 2010
Josh Ritter + Justin Townes Earle + Dawn Landes: 8 August 2010 - New York
Two young forces in Americana songwriting made for a pleasant Sunday night on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor.
Thursday, October 20 2011
Bear Cub: Always Be Down EP
The Always Be Down EP is a strong statement from a promising young band with a lot of stylistic influences.
Wednesday, October 12 2011
Ryan Adams: Ashes & Fire
Ryan Adams mines a dark musical vein and strikes gold with the most confident and consistent album of his career.
Sunday, October 9 2011
Crooked Still: Friends of Fall EP
Covers torn from other acts’ songbooks don’t generally sound as vital and vibrant as the arrangements Crooked Still gives to them.
Friday, September 30 2011
The Dirt Daubers: Wake Up, Sinners
The bluegrass outfit, led by Legendary Shack Shakers frontman (and Kentucky colonel) J.D. Wilkes, offers up an express train of an album.
Wednesday, September 28 2011
Danny Schmidt: Man of Many Moons
Nocturnal and intimate album from the Austin based singer-songwriter.
Tuesday, September 20 2011
100 Monkeys: Liquid Zoo
The album's inconsistent, but 100 Monkeys have too much talent to go unrecognized.
Monday, September 19 2011
The Dustbowl Revival: Holy Ghost Station EP
Holy Ghost Station is exceptional considering the wide range of musical territory that is covered.
Friday, September 16 2011
Edwin McCain: Mercy Bound
The journeyman rock balladeer, who scored big with "I'll Be" and "I Could Not Ask for More" in the late '90s, delivers his 10th album.
Thursday, September 15 2011
Joy Kills Sorrow: This Unknown Science
Quite simply, this is one of the best bluegrass-meets-folk albums you hear this year – if not in any given year.
