review Archive
06 Oct 2026
Album Review: Vineet – Delta Blues Revival
From an unexpected corner comes a new album steeped in the authentic musical flavor of the Mississippi Delta. Vineet Singh Hukmani is an Indian singer and songwriter, born in Noida, […]
02 Oct 2026
Album Review: Pops Fletcher & the Hucksters – Almost Live
Primarily a regional live act, Wisconsin-based Matthew “Pops” Fletcher Goodwin and his band have nonetheless earned some high-profile exposure of late. Midwestern indie-focused podcast Making a Scene profiled Pops Fletcher […]
30 Sep 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, September 2026 #3
Here are four more quick reviews. Solid stuff all. Young Rell – Young Rell The team at the Little Village foundation have long distinguished themselves by their curated approach to […]
29 Sep 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, September 2026 #2
As I’ve written many times before, there’s simply so much good music being made that it’s impossible to cover it all, much less give the coverage the music deserves. But […]
28 Sep 2026
Album Review: Zac Harmon & the Drive – Live
Jackson, Mississippi Zac Harmon native honed his guitar chops early; he was backing Z.Z. Hill and others when still in high school. Moving to L.A. and immersing himself in session […]
08 Sep 2026
Blu-ray Review: Soul to Soul
Questlove did the worlds of arts and culture a major service when he shepherded Summer of Soul onto the screens. Not only did that archival concert film shine a light […]
07 Sep 2026
Blu-ray Review: Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Viewers and listeners of a certain age know that Born Innocent was the title of a lurid-for-its-time 1974 TV move starring Linda Blair. Rock fanatics know that the title also […]
02 Sep 2026
Album Review: Albert King – I’ll Play the Blues for You
After a decade of releasing singles for Parrot, King and Bobbin, Albert King had only one chart success – 1961’s “Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong” (R&B #14) […]
20 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #3: Jazz
For this installment of my Hundred-word Reviews, I take a quick look at five archival jazz releases. Four of them are sourced from newly-discovered private tapes documenting performances at Chicago’s […]
19 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #2: More New Releases
Like it says above: more. All great. Jim Basnight – Under the Rock Aficionados of power pop may have first come into contact with the music of Jim Basnight when […]