new release Archive
19 May 2022
Album Review: Tamar Berk – Start at the End
Until very recently, Tamar Berk was one of those artists with whom I was only vaguely familiar. Her name has been bandied about by those whose tastes I admire and […]
18 May 2022
Album Review: Dave Brubeck Trio – Live from Vienna 1967
The latest in posthumous recordings courtesy of the Brubeck Editions series, Live from Vienna 1967 is a thrilling, you-are-there live recording featuring the pianist and superb sidemen Joe Morello on […]
14 May 2022
Concert Preview: Beabadoobee
Canadian rapper Powfu’s 2020 single “death bed (coffee for your head)” is an irresistible slice of pop wonderfulness, combining kittenish folk-bedroom pop with hip-hop in a way that works splendidly. […]
13 May 2022
DVD Review: SVT – The Price of Sex
SVT is one of the coolest bands you’ve likely never heard of. Led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Brian Marnell, this San Francisco-based band had talent to burn, combining musical […]
10 May 2022
Album Review: Amanda Anne Platt and the Honeycutters — The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
By now, gentle reader, you’re likely tiring of reading stories of the making of new albums that spend a lot of time focusing on just how much the pandemic affected […]
08 May 2022
Album Review: Various — Always Memphis Rock and Roll
For me, the Black & Wyatt Records label is a trademark of quality. Since its launch in 2018, the Memphis label has sought to bring interesting and outside-the-box music to […]
07 May 2022
Album Review: Son House — Forever on My Mind
An acclaimed Delta blues singer and guitarist, Son House earned significant praise during his lifetime. His work was chronicled on a series of 78 rpm records, on recordings made both […]
27 Apr 2022
Album Review: Cactus — The Birth of Cactus
Cactus was part of the early ‘70s movement of hard-and-heavy rock outfits. Their sound had elements of the approach found in acts as diverse as Blue Cheer and ZZ Top. […]
24 Apr 2022
Album Review: The Bye Bye Blackbirds – August Lightning Complex
A new record from The Bye Bye Blackbirds is always welcome. Songwriter and guitarist Bradley Skaught is a songwriter who bends classic songwriting structure to his personal needs. Even though […]
23 Apr 2022
Album Review: Calling Cadence — s/t
One of the appealing qualities of what we might call 1970s FM rock was its ecelcdticism. Artists could borrow freely from country, blues, even soul or jazz and fold those […]