reviews
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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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Live Review: MisterWives – Orlando, FL – Nov. 7, 2024
If you are keen to spend a night out forgetting about the world, you can’t do much better than a MisterWives concert. The only caveat is there’s little opportunity you’ll see them in the very near future. More on that… Continue reading
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Sugarland Shines on Brand New EP
There’s nothing better than heading into a weekend celebrating and enjoying new music. Today there are quit a few releases to celebrate. Amos Lee’s latest is phenomenal (no surprise) as well as Justin Townes Earle’s posthumous b-sides collection (also amazing).… Continue reading
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A Friday Look Back: Stage’s 2003 self-titled major label debut album
Twenty one years ago this summer an album from a much forgotten Long Island band was released that to this day still deserves more attention. Said band is no longer making music but this blog will serve as a way… Continue reading
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Craig Finn Plots Fall Tours in Europe and America, Promises New Music
New York City-based singer-songwriter Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) has announced two solo tours this fall, first in Europe in September and followed by a run of U.S dates in November. The dates are an extension of Finn’s This… Continue reading
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Jo Dee Messina Readies Hometown Tour Dates This Weekend
Nineties country music chart-topper JoDee Messina has announced a string of hometown shows in her native New England beginning this weekend. Messina is touring in suppport of her new single “Just To Be Loved,” which is a throwback to her… Continue reading
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Album of the Week: Guster – Ooh La La
Thirty years is a long time. It’s an exceptionally long time for a musician. Which is why Guster’s new album Ooh La La is so darn impressive. What started out as an acoustic rock outfit in a Tufts dorm room… Continue reading
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