new release Archive
02 Dec 2017
Vinyl Roundup Part One
Here’s a look at four new releases, all on my format of choice: vinyl. The Toadies – The Lower Side of Uptown (Kirtland Records) In an era populated by sensitive, […]
29 Nov 2017
The Stump Mutts: Working for the Weekend
Asheville and Western North Carolina is home to thriving scenes for most every music genre and subgenre; happily, there’s a seemingly endless supply of Americana artists, bluegrass pickers, jam band […]
28 Nov 2017
New Release: RBTS WIN’s “Sensitivity Kit”
The RBTS WIN trio – synthesist Javier Bolea, vocalist/synth player Cliff B. Worsham and guitarist Josh Chassner – makes modern, electronic-based dance music. But RBTS WIN – a fixture of […]
27 Nov 2017
New Release: Foul Mouth Jerk’s “Scofflaw”
Michael Capra – aka Foul Mouth Jerk – explains title and theme of his latest release, Scofflaw. “’Scofflaw’ is a prohibition-era term for someone flagrantly flouting the more petty crimes,” […]
18 Nov 2017
100-word Reviews for November 2017: New Music
So much great music and so little time. Here’s ten reviews: all new music, each summed up in 100 words. All are worth your time. Bryant Fabian Marsalis – Do […]
08 Nov 2017
Album Review: Sidney Barnes – ‘Sup’m Old, Sup’m New, Sup’m Borrowed, Sup’m Blue’
Sidney Barnes falls into the category of criminally under-appreciated musical figures. His career figures significantly into the histories of doo-wop, soul, funk, rock, pop and psychedelia. He cut “Wait” b/w […]
07 Nov 2017
Album Review: The Freeway Revival — Revolution Road
Despite its virtues, the genre of Southern rock is often plagued by a high degree of sameness: most modern-day bands worship slavishly at the altar of Lynyrd Skynyrd; the more […]
30 Oct 2017
Album Reviews: Six New Jazz Albums
Ignacio Berroa Trio – Straight Ahead from Havana (Codes Drum Music) Cuba has a long, storied and proud history of jazz. But owing to the U.S. Government’s half-century-long embargo on […]
25 Oct 2017
Album Review: Yonder — Pearl Diver
Some music insists upon itself; rock ‘n’ roll, for example – when it’s done right – is designed to be impossible to ignore. So, too can other forms – progressive […]
24 Oct 2017
Album Review: Floating Action — Is it Exquisite?
Imagine if The Soft Bulletin-era Flaming Lips were influenced as much by pop and soul as by psychedelia. Imagine, too, that they adopted a more intimate, less expansive production aesthetic. […]