An excellent album of gothic country haunted by some ghostly heroes from the past. It’s a little-known fact that Johnny Cash bought his first guitar in Landsburg, a small town in southern Bavaria whilst he was […]
Josh Travis and his band heat up the studio in ‘Secondhand Smoke’. This is the first song on Travis’ first full-length album. The song digs deep into the compromises made to create a decent middle-class life […]
Aside from last week’s clip proving that Nils Lofgren is a consummately cool dude, it was fascinating to hear him talk of his accordion playing days and the oompah oompah polka influence he brought to bear […]
Quality with a capital Q. For fans that love their lyrics and songwriters that speak openly from the heart. Some background to this album probably would benefit the reader. ‘Garlin’ says “I’ve always been fascinated by […]
Billy Clockel and Larry Brittain, pictures above, founded Brewflies with Jeff Schmich in 1994 as an acoustic bluegrass trio, but there’s been some musical excursions and band expansions since then. For example the first release in […]
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