reviews
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RIP Raul Malo (1965 – 2026)
Lately it feels like this blog is becoming a website for eulogies of fallen greats, but sure enough, that’s exactly what’s happening. This week’s eulogy is for Raul Malo, the magnetic and honey-throated front man for Americana outfit The Mavericks.… Continue reading
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Ecletic Label Adhyâropa Records’ Celebrates Bandcamp Friday
New York City’s Adhyâropa Records celebrates Bandcamp Friday today. The now ubiquitous campaign by Bandcamp (going on at least its third year) waves all normal processing fees and everything in the Adhyâropa catalog (LPs, CDs, merch, downloads) is offered at… Continue reading
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RIP Todd Snider (1966 – 2025)
It is with a heavy heart that I write this post. Todd Snider was an alt-country legend and one whose music powered me through undergrad and grad school and beyond (2000’s Happy To Be Here and 2002’s New Connection especially).… Continue reading
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Concert Review: Chris Janson @ Beaufort Water Festival 2025
If you’re lacking patriotism, you might want to consider attending a Chris Janson concert. Appearing on stage last weekend as part of the 2025 Beaufort Water Festival, Janson’s stage setup featured not one, but two, American flags hanging from both… Continue reading
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Perennial Faves Flagship Romance Ready European Summer Tour
There are not enough words in my brain to quantify how much I adore the Louisville, KY music duo Flagship Romance. My journey with the band began in 2012 when they opened for Goo Goo Dolls at Jacksonville’s gorgeous Florida… Continue reading
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Artist of the Month: Brian Wiltsey
Brian Wiltsey is an Atlanta singer songwriter who might just be the hardest working musician you’ve never heard of. He’s a dynamic vocalist who has released six original studio albums and gigs consistently in the Atlanta metro area. And earlier… Continue reading
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Band of the Summer: Copper Flats
Anyone who reads this blog knows this writer is always searching out for the next great musical discovery. Heck that very thing is what led me to blogging back in 2005. And while most of those blogs are defucnt and… Continue reading
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Album of the Week: Ryan Hurd – Midwestern Rock + Roll
For his second full-length studio album singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd went back to his roots and dabbles in both nostalgia, heartbreak and beyond. And the results are utterly mesmerizing. Midwestern Rock + Roll is not a country album. Aside from Hurd’s… Continue reading
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Cover of the Day: Sugarland – “Tony” (Patty Griffin cover)
This post has little to do with the 2025 music scene and everything to do with a cover done exceptionally well. Seven years ago Sugarland went on tour in support of their album Bigger and drew crowds by the thousands.… Continue reading
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Revisiting the band Brand New
It’s been seven long years since the music world last heard from Long Island alt-rock quartet Brand New. And for Brand New fans those seven years have felt like seventy. The emo heavyweights turned critical darlings disbanded after frontman Jesse… Continue reading
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