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Album Review: Cinema by Skylar Gudasz (8/10)
Cinema is an apt title in that Gudasz is an entrancing storyteller. With each song, she reveals different sides of her artistic personality. “Femme Fatale” has a dreamy, surrealistic feel ... -
Album Review: Gracenotes by Diana Green (10/10)
It might sound odd to call an artist 80 years young a "diamond in the rough." But that is indeed the case with pianist-vocalist Diana Green. Recorded live in 2019, ... -
Album Review: High Times in the Dark by The Claudettes
This Chicago quartet blends jazz, blues and indie rock for a sound they call "garage cabaret" featuring the streamlined match of sultry Berit Ulseth's lead vocals and Johnny Iguana's adventurous ... -
Album Review: All This Time by Heather Ann Lomax
She's been described as a cross between Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Patsy Cline and Linda Ronstadt. Boy, how could anyone follow in those footsteps?! Yet, Lomax humbly references those elements ... -
Signing Story: Blood Fire & Rainwater
The new Redact Records release Don’t Hoodoo Me by Blood Fire and Rainwater is not singer-songwriter-guitarist Jack Rainwater’s first rodeo. The Seattle-based band, that also features drummer Tony Dauley, delivers ... -
Livestream Review: Rick Young and Kelsey Rose in Detroit, MI
Material: Rick Young is a veteran guitarist-vocalist and music producer who is joined by his daughter, award-winning vocalist and dancer-choreographer Kelsey Rose. Their roughly 30-minute livestream set consists of a ... -
Live Review: The Chris Casello Combo at P.J.'s Lager House in Detroit, MI
Material: Attending a Chris Casello show is like ear candy for vintage guitar-oriented enthusiasts. The band takes you on a two- hour journey that ignites the senses and gets you ... -
Album Review: Be Empirical by Emerson Loughman Palmer (8/10)
"Loughman's production with Simon Phillips' engineering is warm, engaging and strikingly crisp." You’ve got modern rock & roll royalty here with Emerson Swinford, Mark Loughman and David Palmer, whose six-song ... -
Album Review: Voices by Jeffrey Foskett
"Voices is a special release from a truly gifted artist." What do The Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, Heart, Billy Joel, America and Chicago have in common? They have all employed ... -
Album Review: Time Out for Tomorrow by Jerry Leger (8/10)
"... a strong effort that echoes Rolling Thunder-era Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, vintage Springsteen and The Band." This Canadian artist returns with a strong effort that echoes Rolling Thunder-era Dylan, Arlo ...
