Jon Spencer & Matt Verta-Ray
Recorded in three cities with three different backing bands, Going Way Out With Heavy Trash is Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray’s tribute to the...
Portugal. The Man
“Sell me / I’m a skeptical boy.” So opens Church Mouth, the second album by Alaska’s Portugal. The Man.
Borne on a trellis of chameleonic...
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Red Earth: A Malian Journey is a masterful mix of American jazz, traditional African songs and sounds, and improvisation that documents...
Spoon
Britt Daniel has a broken heart. His band Spoon’s lengthy catalog of masterfully crafted pop-rock songs are proof that the man at the helm...
The Fellow Americans
From the opening riff on Search for Numb, it’s obvious that The Fellow Americans aren’t interested in fancy production tricks or endless sonic nuances....
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson may be one of a few current country music stars whose careers will last longer than a frozen margarita or one of...
Lil’ Brian and the Travelers
Lil' Brian's music is a mix of zydeco and contemporary urban grooves — he calls it "Z-Funk."
On his fourth album, Worldwide, the beat is...
The Redwalls
The Beatles left an immeasurable mark on popular music — there’s no denying their legacy.
But some bands and songwriters have been affected more...
Little Texas
In 1997, I attended Little Texas’ farewell concert at Billy Bob’s Texas and witnessed a good but not great performance by an overblown group...
The Hands
What can $500 in production money buy you nowadays? Well, for elitists, it can get you about an hour in a quality studio.
But...
