review Archive
08 Oct 2023
EP Review: Bill Godfrey — Hypnotized
Out of Austin comes Bill Godfrey. His debut EP is Hypnotized, an intimate and personal five-song set of original songs. As the opening (title) track begins, the listener might assume […]
07 Oct 2023
Single Review: Patrick Ames — “Young and Amorous” / “I Was Thinking”
Bay Area indie songwriter Patrick Ames has an impressively deep catalog of music. Favoring the EP format, he released the five-song Mutually in 2015. 2016’s Standard Candles includes seven tracks; […]
05 Oct 2023
Book Review: Harold Bronson — Time Has Come Today
By now, most anyone who could possibly care at all has long since heard about Jann Wenner’s latest imbroglio. The Rolling Stone founder’s misogynist, sexist and racist perspectives – shared […]
04 Oct 2023
Album Review: Andrew Gold — Greetings from Planet Love
Andrew Gold never got the respect or recognition he so richly deserved. He’s best known for his hit single “Thank You for Being a Friend,” a pop tune from 1978. […]
24 Sep 2023
Album Review: TrancEnd — Lilac
I was turned on to this band by someone who emphasized that nearly all of the band members are partially sighted. While that in and of itself isn’t enough to […]
22 Sep 2023
Album Review: Delta Wires – If Somebody Told Me…
When blues harpist Ernie Pinata was a student at Oakland’s California College of Arts and Crafts, he assembled a band as a class project. Designed to showcase the development of […]
21 Sep 2023
Album Review: Sax Kari and His Orchestra – Swinging the Blues
With the benefit of hindsight, the live and career of Chicago-born Sax Kari seems worthy of a biographical tome or perhaps even a film. A musician proficient on multiple instruments, […]
20 Sep 2023
Album Review: Cyril Davies & His Rhythm & Blues Allstars – Hullabaloo
The British blues boom that launched the careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor didn’t start with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Though Mayall employed each of those guitarists (and […]
14 Sep 2023
Album Review: Graham Parker and the Goldtops — Last Chance to Learn the Twist
Across his nearly 50 years as a recording history, Graham Parker has had it both ways: he’s made fiery, passionate, rocking music, and he’s delivered subtle, stripped-down solo/acoustic work. But […]
09 Sep 2023
Album Review: The Mommyheads — Coney Island Kid
It’s like they never left! While New York City band the Mommyheads were reasonably prolific during their initial run, releasing five albums in a decade, the group went quiet for […]