Curtis Salgado is a cool dude. So cool that he was the inspiration for the Blues Brothers, schooling John Belushi in hipness through his R&B record collection while Belushi was shooting Animal House. Salgado and Robert Cray were in a […]
Chris Pierce’s American Silence is one of those albums that truly feels like a lifetime in the making. Pierce tends to play soul music, and has risen to prominence recently with his song “We Can Always Come Back to This” […]
A person could be forgiven for wondering how much is still hidden away in Bob Dylan’s vaults that is worth hearing, and even more to the point, what’s left to say about Dylan’s music that hasn’t been said a thousand […]
It turns out that the pure vocal power and wrenching emotional lyrics of Julien Baker with a full band backing her are just as effective a catharsis in these trying times as the stripped-down version we knew before, when it […]
The dream-like title track of Mando Saenz’s new album, All My Shame, opens with jangly psychedelic guitar strums that halt momentarily to create a distance and an ambivalence that spiral into a hallucinogenic breathlessness as the song climbs toward its […]
It takes a strong man to stand onstage with Mavis Staples. You gotta be able to carry the weight of her reputation and back catalog as well as stand up to the pressure of being showered with her distinctive, magnificent […]
Smoke ’em if you got ’em — that seems to be the guiding philosophy behind Lydia Luce’s debut album, Dark River. The singer-songwriter is classically trained in violin and has worked with artists from Dolly Parton to Eminem. On Dark […]
Willie Nelson’s latest reveals the venerable troubadour as a stoned Sinatra, laid back and groovy, a ripped philosopher pontificating on the mysteries of life. It’s a world-class performance, not bound by any cabaret conventions or corralled by any industry cowboys […]
The bright psychedelia of “Sleeve,” the opening track of Edie Brickell & New Bohemians’ new album, whirls in a circling, spinning dance as the song rockets off on Brandon Aly’s skittering snare shots, floats along Matt Hubbard’s organ and synth, […]
Authenticity is currency in the Americana world: Sure, you can sling a guitar, but do you mean it? Is the wide-brimmed hat and affinity for bourbon an affectation or a way of life? Authenticity is impossible to define, but it’s […]
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