The easiest reviews to write are the shallow albums. Albums that can be absorbed on a single listen can be consumed and digested quickly and opinions can be formed almost instantly. But records that require more of…
Some songwriters would love to be in Trent Dabbs‘ shoes. The Nashville songwriter has enjoyed multiple TV placements, recorded several albums and has a hit tour collective called Ten Out Of Tenn. Dabbs, however, says he’s shaking…
Rules are made to be broken, as they say, and Robert Earl Keen is doing just that on his latest release, Ready For Confetti. After such a storied career filled with brilliant albums, the man’s earned the…
Whether or not he was ready to take one, Matt Duke found himself with some downtime. Not only is it contrary to his workaholic nature, but it also came right when he was slated to record a…
I was pretty confused when I walked into the venue and saw rows of chairs lined up in front of the stage. Add in the unnatural quiet of the room and the candles providing dim lighting along…
The fact that Bruce Cockburn holds a cult following in the United States is only a small source of comfort. If there were any justice in the music business, he’d be as famous as that other Bruce…
Pittsburgh-based Brooke Annibale’s third full-length album (and fourth project overall), Silence Worth Breaking, is phenomenal. From the varied and creative arrangements, to the crystal-clear lyrical imagery, to Annibale’s impressive vocal delivery and range, there isn’t a single…
“I get by with a little help from my friends.” The familiar lyric from the classic Beatles song rings true for most of us in our daily routines. It also happens to be a notion that resonates…
When your parents are famous musicians and you end up following in their footsteps, usually one of two paths are charted. Either the offspring follows closely in the familial shadow or stays as far away from the…
Singer-songwriter Emily Lynch is serious about her career. According to her bio, she wrote and demoed over 80 songs before her self-titled debut album was completed; it doesn’t matter if you’re a newer artist or a seasoned…