Author Archive
16 Feb 2026
30 Days Out, Feb. 2026 #2: Mike Dillon Band, Dom Flemons, Nicole Zuraitis, Gary Numan
No surprise: there’s some great live music coming to Asheville in these next 30 days. Punk jazz, vocal jazz, Americana and industrial/electronica are the highlights of what’s on offer. Brave […]
13 Feb 2026
Book Review: Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind
On the face of it, an entire book dealing with the first album by Graham Parker and the Rumour might seem a bit excessive. While Howlin’ Wind is an important […]
12 Feb 2026
Boxed Set Review: Split Enz – ENZcyclopedia Volumes One & Two
Around the world, Split Enz is best known for its catchy 1980 pop/new wave hit, “I Got You.” A Top 40 hit in six countries, it would be the group’s […]
11 Feb 2026
Chuck Prophet: Finding the Magic Again and Again
On Wake the Dead, Chuck Prophet finds inspiration amid troubled times “I have so many records [in my collection],” says San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet. “And I don’t know if […]
10 Feb 2026
Nora Brown: Preserving The Folk Process
One of the brightest stars in the world of bluegrass and old time music is also one of its youngest. Already a veteran performer and recording artist with three albums […]
09 Feb 2026
Take Five: Classics from The Cars
The Cars were at the forefront of the American new wave movement. Debuting in 1978, the Boston-based group combined the best qualities of power pop, stripped-down rock and intelligent use […]
06 Feb 2026
Album Review: Tom Hambridge – Down the Hatch
Tom Hambridge is a highly respected figure for his work as producer and songwriter. His production credits include work with a wide array of blues and blues-adjacent artists including Johnny […]
05 Feb 2026
Album Review: Lonnie Mack – Live from Louisville 1992
Some would consider it a claim to fame while others would describe it as malpractice, but there’s no denying the Lonnie Mack was a pioneer in the hybrid musical form […]
04 Feb 2026
Album Review: Vernon Reid – Hoodoo Telemetry
As an artist, Vernon Reid is difficult to pin down genre-wise. And by all evidence, he likes it that way. Although he had long been known among fellow musicians as […]
03 Feb 2026
Book Review: Carole King: She Made the Earth Move
Carole King is a towering figure in popular music. Even had she never embarked on a solo recording career, her work as a songwriter in the early 1960s would have […]