'Songs of Our Native Daughters' from Our Native Daughters is as rich and textured, and fraught with violence and emotional turmoil, as the history of Africans in the West.
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Charlie Doherty’s Top Tunes of 2018 (Camila Cabello, Post Malone, The 1975, Chris Cornell, and More)
Rock music will always come first in my world, but you'll see an eclectic list of everything from jazz-hop (Anderson .Paak) to metal, country, electronica, R&B, and folk rock.
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Rock and roll is alive and well - and didn't need a Zeppelin clone to prove it in 2018.
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If you pine for the heady days of Joni Mitchell and Poco, then Pale Mara should soothe your soul.
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'The Al Purdy Songbook' proves once and for all that poetry in the right hands is relevant to everyone and anyone.
Read More »Music Premiere: Kenny George Band – ‘The Silent Saint’ EP
Superbly wrought by the Kenny George Band,' The Silent Saint' is wonderful, rife with imminence, warmth, emotional bruises, and fondness.
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On 'Acoustic Sessions,' Roses & Cigarettes deliver stripped down country alt-rock, pungent with delicate muscularity.
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Hot Rize's live 40th anniversary album is a blistering set of 18 prime bluegrass tunes. Many written by band members, they showcase the group's undimmed musicianship and enthusiasm.
Read More »Interview: Stephen Joffe and Adrian Morningstar of Birds of Bellwoods
The sensational alt-rock/folk band Birds of Bellwoods will drop a new album, 'Victoria,' on October 19.
Read More »Music Review: Lemon Bucket Orkestra – ‘If I Had The Strength’
'If I Had The Strength' is delightful, full of traditional textured tones, and compact, potent rhythms.
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