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Katey Brooks “Will She” – Listen

November 30, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Oh wow.  Katey Brooks has a voice you could cut glass with, and on this new song demonstrates her distinctive otherworldly arrangements.  If you like this one check out her booming cover of In the Air […]

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Jeff Crosby “Postcards From Magdalena” (At The Helm Records, 2017)

November 30, 2017 Michael Farley 0

This is the fourth full-length album from Jeff Crosby, a well travelled Gent originally from Idaho – and a cracking slice of proper Americana it is too. Crosby has taken inspiration for this album from his […]

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Video: Steve Earle “House Of Strombo”

November 30, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Something a bit different here, a twenty-three minute solo acoustic set from the great Steve Earle that includes Copperhead Road, Guitar Town and the Allman’s Midnight Rider.  Essential viewing.

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Okkervil River “What Friends Do” – Listen

November 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Okkervil River’s latest track What Friends Do is the theme song to Amazon Prime’s animated holiday special “Click Clack Moo: Christmas At The Farm”. Breaking Bad it’s not. It’s based on the book series from Doreen Cronin […]

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Andy Griffiths “Big Red Monster” (Musician Records 2017)

November 29, 2017 Dave Clarke 0

Here is a thoughtful album that deserves your attention. Andy tells stories in his songs that are “beyond anywhere,” which are words from the first track. Rather, they present a carefully collected and memorable array of […]

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It was a windy, wintry January day in Chicago when June, Michelle Billingsley’s 50-pound Australian Shepherd, jumped up beside her on the couch. “Yeah, she saw me putting on my makeup, which usually means I’m going […]

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