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Music Album Review: Stick Men - "Prog Noir" (9/10)
This is probably prog rock trio Stick Men's most accessible album to date. It’s a fairly balanced mix of vocal-oriented tunes with thoughtfully dark instrumentals and rich sonic landscapes. Both ... -
Music Album Review: Martin Tillman - "Superhuman" (8/10)
Electric cellist Martin Tillman has been diligently working on his studio tan, while contributing to a number of contemporary film soundtracks, these past few years. On Superhuman the Swiss-born musician ... -
Music Album Review: Rachael Yamagata - "Tightrope Walker" (9/10)
Singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata returns with a collection of tunes that almost feel like a series of dreams. There is a surreal and cinematic quality to the production and the artist’s ... -
Music Album Review: Jim Messina - "In the Groove" (10/10)
Recorded live in September 2015 at The Clark Center and The Lobero Theatre, legendary singer/songwriter Jim Messina captures moments in time with these superbly rendered and lively performances. It’s a ... -
Live Review: The Sam Sherwin Band at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ
Material: Detroit by-way-of-NYC native Sam Sherwin is now a New Jersey-based singer/ songwriter who brings a wealth of emotional gravitas and personal experience to his songs. His action-packed original set ... -
Music Album Review: Cass McCombs - "Mangy Love" (8/10)
Cass McCombs, who has earned the respect and admiration of fellow peers like Dawes and Phish, has released a series of artistically successful independent albums; he is a unique wordsmith ... -
Signing Story: Hoops
Named for the “hoop houses” within the greenhouses that founding guitarist-vocalist Drew Auscherman worked in during high school, Hoops is a Bloomington, IN-based quartet that plays ambient-laced rock. Auscherman began as ... -
Music Album Review: Dex Romweber - "Carrboro" (8/10)
One of the leaders of indie and underground rock, Dex Romweber has been doing it for nearly 30 years. He’s kind of a singer/ songwriter that’s one part crooner, one ... -
Music Album Review: Van Morrison - "Keep Me Singing" (10/10)
This is Sir Van Morrison's 36th album release and it sounds like he’s starting to get the hang of this singer/songwriter thing. But, seriously, this legend has not rested on ... -
Music Album Review: Shovels & Rope - "Little Seeds" (8/10)
Shovels & Rope husband and wife team Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst write songs that strongly reflect a Southern Gothic aesthetic. They fuse that with an approach that seems to draw from indie ...
