This past May, in advance of his new concept album South, West, North, East, Stephen Kellogg played shows in Boston, New York, and Chicago, made up of “just songs [he’d] never played off an album that [wasn’t] out yet.” Kellogg […]
This past May, in advance of his new concept album South, West, North, East, Stephen Kellogg played shows in Boston, New York, and Chicago, made up of “just songs [he’d] never played off an album that [wasn’t] out yet.” Kellogg […]
Josh Ritter made a deliberate decision to record his new album, Sermon on the Rocks (Out Oct. 16 on Pytheas Recordings), in New Orleans, a city he’s not from and hasn’t spent much time in, apart from a tour stop […]
There’s lots of really good new music out this week, so let’s just get to it: The Supersuckers – Holdin’ The Bag Years ago, let’s say in the mid-’90s, every city had a couple of bands whose members were guys with skinny […]
The horns, opening somewhere between a 21st century sonata and a street-side soul riff, raise the fine hairs at the back of your neck. When Joe Pernice’s voice eases in like the boy next door, it’s purer than you’ve ever […]
by: Ken Templeton Josh Ritter and his band had a lot of fun unveiling a host of new songs from the forthcoming album Sermon on the Rocks; and they should be having fun–the new tunes were fantastic, full of the playful lyricism […]
Idaho native Josh Ritter, who currently lives in Boston, has a wonderfully evocative, raw voice that echoes with rock ‘n’ roll’s past, and a savvy lyrical sense that enriches its present. Whether with unfussy backing from his band or just […]
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