Mason Jennings - In The Ever By David Calarco on May 13, 2008 Mason Jennings has always done things his own way. Jennings forged a loyal cult following as one of the most talked-about new independent singer-songwriters, while selling his homemade CDs out of more »
Hot Buttered Rum: Rum Goes Green By Jenny Seifert on May 08, 2008 What do you get when you mix bluegrass, butter, and biofuel? Hot Buttered Rum – a band that blends traditional Americana music with modern musical influences and a shot more »
Amandla - The Songs of Claude Coleman Jr. By Shane Handler- on April 28, 2008 Although most music fans are only familiar with Claude Coleman Jr. as the drummer for Ween. Little do they know that he’s created an intriguing body of work with his more »
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Jackie Greene -The Prince of Americana By Doug Collette on April 14, 2008 With four albums, Jackie Greene, 27, hasn’t really come out of nowhere, but he reached a whole different level of visibility when he joined Phil Lesh and Friends in the summer More » 0 Comments | Email This
Matthew Ryan - Spittin’ Out American Dirt By Jason Gonulsen on April 10, 2008 The price is steep, for the secrets we don’t keep,” sings Matthew Ryan on “Meet Me By the River,” just one of the stellar tracks off his new album, Matthew Ryan More » 0 Comments | Email This
Allison Moorer - Ring of Fire By Jason Gonulsen on April 01, 2008 Five albums into her career as a singer-songwriter, Allison Moorer wasn’t sure what to do when number six came-a-callin’. The final decision—an attempt at a cover album, one that focused More » 0 Comments | Email This
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - 50 Albums & Counting By Travis Atrio on March 26, 2008 On January 15, LBM released Illembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu, the latest in a prolific career that has included more than 50 albums, two Grammy Awards and performances for the Queen of More » 1 Comments | Email This
Euphonic Conceptions - Raging Till The Morning Sun By Chris Clark on March 21, 2008 Through the incorporation of various styles of electronic music, professionally-run production and an overall unique appeal, Euphonic Conceptions has been stimulating new vigor in the Colorado music scene. Bringing a fresh More » 0 Comments | Email This
Vernon Reid - Free Form Funky Freqs By Joe Adler on March 17, 2008 Vernon Reid, most widely recognized as the guitarist from late 80s/early 90s evolutionary rock group Living Colour, is no stranger to the world of experimental music. He has worked with everyone More » 0 Comments | Email This
Stephen Malkmus - Talks Real Emotional Trash By Travis Atria on March 06, 2008 Real Emotional Trash is Malkmus’ most complete nod to classic rock and the long-form jams of the Woodstock era. It is a completion of musical ideas he has toyed with before, More » 1 Comments | Email This
moe.: Going Deep This Time By Eric Ward on February 29, 2008 As they close in on the 20 year mark, moe. steps out of their recording confines by, ironically, holing up in an old church and hammering out a record More » 0 Comments | Email This
As Tall As Lions - Sonic Cocktails By Joanne Schenker on February 20, 2008 As Tall As Lions is a landscape of instruments that continually overlap to create a sonic cocktail – part orchestral pop, part lounge with a Latin backbeat holding it all in More » 0 Comments | Email This
The Helio Sequence: Eyes Forward By Shane Handler on February 06, 2008 On the full mend from shredded vocal chords following six months of tours in the U.S. and Europe with Blonde Redhead, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, and Secret Machines, Brandon Summers More » 0 Comments | Email This