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Music Review: Akshara Music Ensemble – ‘Mohana Blues’
'Mohana Blues' is the kind of music that, like coffee, is an acquired taste.
Read More »Music Premiere: R.W. Roldan – ‘Falling Star’ Dishes Out Authenticity
'Falling Star' is authentic country twang with guts.
Read More »Neil Young’s New Archives Site Brings Fun Back to the Internet
How Neil Young's new Archives site is paving the way for music past, present, and future
Read More »Music Review: Sleepy Zuhoski – ‘Better Haze’
'Better Haze' is nuanced, tantalizing, and refreshing.
Read More »Music Review: David Williams – ‘Tipping My Hat to Leonard’ Oozes Authenticity
'Tipping My Hat to Leonard' is intensely intimate, authentic, and elegantly simple.
Read More »Music Review: Xavier Rudd – ‘Storm Boy’ – Music For A Troubled World
'Storm Boy' from Xavier Rudd is an album of music which serves as a balm to the troubled soul of our world.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches on Their Unique Sound
This NYC duo's distinctive sound encompasses folk, Americana, world music, New Orleans jazz, Gullah Geechee rhythms and scat singing, and what I call good old hoedown music.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert
Enjoy 53 live performances from four Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies from 2014 to 2017 (the 29th to 32nd) in this highly recommended (3.5 stars out of 4) Blu-ray version packed with 674 minutes of great material.
Read More »Music Review: Justin Shapiro – ‘Campfire Party’ Fails to Deliver
As it stands, 'Campfire Party' oozes mediocrity and offers little to recommend.
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