‘Tis the season of ghosts and goblins, trips to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard, lots of candy and a reminder to visit your dentist. While some live in a climate without benefit of experiencing the change of seasons, this […]
‘Tis the season of ghosts and goblins, trips to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard, lots of candy and a reminder to visit your dentist. While some live in a climate without benefit of experiencing the change of seasons, this […]
“I’m out on the porch — it’s pushing 70 today and the dogwoods are in bloom.” Travis Young, the creative and organizational force behind Moonshiner’s Ball, is calling me from his home base in Lexington, Kentucky. I can hear a […]
“It’s just a passing phase… we’re all 1’s and 0’s in waves… we are temporary, but man, it’s so beautiful.” So goes folk-pop gem “A Little Time Off Ahead,” the lead track off Vandaveer‘s The Wild Mercury. On New Year’s […]
In the heat of summer, in this furnace of unrest, we’re all in need of solace. To paraphrase Maya Angelou, music is refuge. Here are the fifteen songs I’ve had on heavy rotation this season. Most are new releases from this […]
This week’s new release spotlight falls on four albums that couldn’t be much more different from one another. Easily at the front of the pack is a brand new disc from the incredible Bonnie Raitt. Reviewer Grant Britt found Raitt in […]
“We dipped our toes into the water to see if we would sink or swim.” This metaphor of boyhood wonderment provides a striking opening to Vandaveer’s The Wild Mercury, a collection of songs from bandmate to brother, father to child, […]
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