Maia Sharp
Reckless Thoughts (Crooked Crown). Review by Christopher Long.
Reckless Thoughts (Crooked Crown). Review by Christopher Long.
Christopher Long scores an absolutely ravaged vinyl copy of the 1977 self-titled debut from Karla Bonoff at a Florida flea market — for FREE!
Christopher Long scores Bonnie Raitt’s Streetlights on well-loved, slightly scratchy vinyl, at a Melbourne, Florida flea market.
Mercy Rising (Crooked Crown Records). Review by Christopher Long.
A Young Man’s Country. Review by James Mann.
Forever Man . Review by Stacey Zering.
The Corner. Review by Stacey Zering.
Wild and Free (Devious Planet). Review by Joe Frietze.
Love is an Army (Blue Elan). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
TajMo (Concord Records ). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Strays in the Cut (Noble Steed Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Blind, Crippled and Crazy (New West Records). Review by Joe Frietze.
Blind, Crippled and Crazy (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
The House of Mercy (House of Mercy Records). Review by James Mann.
Revelator (Sony Masterworks). Review by James Mann.
Catching a Tiger (Fat Possum Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
For those in need of a concert that’s a little more theatrical than most, there’s Meat Loaf, served up with a side of Pearl. Jen Cray caught the Orlando date of the legendary rocker’s Hang Cool Teddy Bear Tour.
This is Somewhere (Hollywood). Review by Chris Catania.
Leave the Light On (Mighty Albert/Signature Sounds). Review by Sean Slone.
Somewhere On The Way (Manitou Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.