Solstice (New West Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Sketches of American Music. Review by Michelle Wilson.
Five Minutes to Live: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (Saustex Records). Review by James Mann.
Sparkle and Shine (Reckless Grace Music). Review by James Mann.
Keys to the Kingdom (Songs of the South). Review by James Mann.
Elianne Halbersberg has an insightful conversation with Taddy Porter’s quite punctual Kevin Jones.
Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And… (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.
In which our hero, Addam Donnelly, gets his dirty old church mouth cleaned out by Portugal. The Man, and a sound that defies description. Fortunately, he expected the unexpected.
Golden Daze (PRC). Review by Jen Cray.
American Minor (Jive Records). Review by Jen Cray.
Paper (Keyhole Records). Review by Van Sias.
The Snakes (Bomp). Review by Vinnie Apicella.
New Earth Mud (Redline). Review by James Mann.
Does the music industry chew artists up and spit them out, or do they do it to themselves? Lee Ann Leach ponders the issue of integrity in music.
Event Review by Gail Worley
Akashic Books Noir series stops in Addis Ababa for some stories about the dark side of Ethiopia. The stories blend myth, history, memory and regret related to dealing with the county’s traumatic recent past.
Western Swing and Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs (La Honda Records/ Thirty Tigers). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
CWF II (Black Lodge Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Origins, Vol. 2 (Entertainment One (eOne)). Review by Christopher Long.
Black Eyed Dog (Anti Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Matchmaker Dolly Levy makes her own match, saving some young woman from the grouchy yet wealthy Horace Vandegelt as live theater returns to Winter Garden.
