While this isn't the perfect recording, like Helm, its heart is in the right place, which more than makes up for any flaws.
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Music Review: Stephen Kellogg – ‘Blunderstone Rookery’
Stephen Kellogg's first solo CD in 10 years is a treat for fans and a great opportunity for new listeners to discover this talented singer-songwriter.
Read More »Music Review: Slim Loris – “Future Echoes and Past Replays”
With a sound very similar to Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, and The Avett Brothers, among others, the band's new album is definitely worth a good listen.
Read More »Music Review: Townes Van Zandt – “High, Low and In Between” and “The Late Great Townes Van Zandt” [Remastered]
These two albums from the early '70s were among the artistic high points of the songwriter's broken, even tragic career.
Read More »Willie Nile – The Best Musician You’ve Never Heard Of – Yet
"Music is to be shared just as life is to be shared and I've had the opportunity to do both with a great many people".
Read More »Music Review: Marshall Chapman – “Blaze Of Glory”
Marshall Chapman caps a busy three year period with the release of her 13th album, mature music by a confident artist.
Read More »Music Review: Bonnie Whitmore – “There I Go Again”
Bonnie Whitmore's second disc is crammed full of soulful, insistent Americana, with sharp-edged songs sometimes reminiscent of Tom Petty.
Read More »Music Review: Townes Van Zandt – High, Low and In Between and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
His fellow musicians have always known what a gift Van Zandt was to the world of popular music, but it's about time for the rest of the world to catch up.
Read More »Music Review: Indie Round-Up – Paper Bird, Bethesda, Jerry Castle
Paper Bird's unusual sound mixes Afro-pop, Andrews Sisters harmonies, unexpected rhythms, and psychedelia.
Read More »Music Review: Billy Talbot – On the Road to Spearfish
On the Road to Spearfish is meant to take you to a place where time has minimal meaning but where there's something almost mystical about its drawing power.
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