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There is a warm heart inside folk artist Matt Turk's 'Cold Revival'.
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Music Review: Lily Lambert – ‘So Far’
'So Far’ is an album for listeners looking for inspiration and hope for the future, while acknowledging the current condition of the world.
Read More »Music Review: Sid Griffin – ‘The Trick Is to Breathe’
Sid Griffin's gentle new album is full of witty and ironic observations on love, war, and the music business.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: New Releases and Tours from Chick Corea, George Harrison, Sting, Minus the Bear and More
As Sting's musical 'The Last Ship' nears its Broadway premiere, the perennial pop star releases a live DVD of his own performances of the music.
Read More »Music Interview: Reno’s The Bonfire Set Puts the Contemporary in Contemporary Folk Rock
The Bonfire Set is a new folk rock group that both rocks with the best of them while offering songs designed to enlighten a new generation.
Read More »Music Review: Counting Crows – ‘Somewhere Under Wonderland’
'Somewhere Under Wonderland' is a welcome return to a band I truly relished for many years and am glad to hear once again.
Read More »Music Review: The Sours – ‘The Sours’
An album filled with the kind of music that deserves an audience.
Read More »Music Review: Jesse Winchester – ‘A Reasonable Amount of Trouble’
Singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester's final album is a gentle view into mortality and the poetry of life.
Read More »Music Review: Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers (Featuring Connor Forsyth) – ‘Walk with Me’
Phoebe Hunt is a singer who can do it all.
Read More »Music Review: Christopher Denny – ‘If the Roses Don’t Kill Us’
Songsmith Christopher Denny bends his vibrato-heavy tenor and tune-building talent in interesting lyrical directions.
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