Like Honeyhoney itself, First Rodeo is hard to classify. It simmers then boils; it whispers then howls. Throughout, Santo delivers stunning performances that will make you wonder why the hell you haven't heard of her yet.
He’s one of Nashville’s most gifted songwriters, equally adept at penning heart tuggers and barn burners.
"We’re together, like two names carved in an oak tree. And we want to be together for a long time."
"Modern country music has become like McDonald’s. Yeah, over a billion served. But is it the best cheeseburger?"
I’m an 80s kid. Not as in born in the 80s, but as in living in the 80s. Madonna was Queen. Michael was King. Queen was royalty. And the great controversy of our time? The mullet versus the mohawk. I worked for the now-defunct Sacramento radio station 97 KROY. DJs spun discs, and the long-haired […]
Sam Beam (a.k.a. Iron and Wine) decided to spruce things up a bit with his latest release, Kiss Each Other Clean—especially on the production end of things....
Canadian born singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn left his political mark in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s with his blatant left wing views and songs about oppressive governments,...
In Ghost Colours is a tough act to follow. From the opening guitar strums of “Feel the Love” to the gleaming hit single “Hearts on Fire,” Cut...
If Chuck Berry’s cousin Marvin hadn’t been around to play the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance with Marty McFly, The Thrillbillys could have probably filled in...
Picture yourself touring a steel plant in full force. Machines are grinding, sparks are flying and metal is clanging as it pounds against metal in rhythmic intervals....
I have been assigned the strange task of reviewing The Party Ain’t Over, the new release from rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson, after the disheartening announcement of The...
Singer/songwriter Nathan Moore hasn’t changed much throughout his nine albums—and that’s a good thing. On his latest effort, Dear Puppeteer, his songs remain stripped down, uncooked and bare-sounding,...
The world of The JaneDear Girls (Susie Brown and Danelle Leverett) is a surprisingly convenient one for the narrators of the duo’s songs. Young men are...
Full disclosure first: I’ve known Kasey Anderson for a while now—as a friendly fellow alt-country message board junkie, then an entertaining Twitter user—but only recently did I fully realize...
You would be forgiven for being skeptical of James Blake. After all, he received a massive amount of hype last year for his three EPs that “took...
