Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Joe Ely Songs
I owe quite a bit to Joe Ely. His 1980 album “Live Shots”, a blistering document of his London shows opening for The Clash that year, was my introduction to the Texas music scene. There were […]
Month: May 2025
Album Reviews
The Wildwoods “Dear Meadowlark”
Nebraskan trio The Wildwoods release an evocative folk-americana collection filled with sublime vocal harmonies. Hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska, folk-Americana trio The Wildwoods have delivered their fourth studio album, “Dear Meadowlark”, on which the band set out […]
News
Rain Parade to give deluxe treatment to reissue of “Crashing Dream”
Paisley Underground band Rain Parade have announced they will release a deluxe edition of their 1985 ‘lost double album’ “Crashing Dream” on 30th May 2025 via Label 51 Recordings. This new, deluxe version of “Crashing Dream” […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts – 10th May 2025
The Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, opened as simply The Met in 1925. Celebrating 100 years of entertainment and now home to the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, it was only fitting that Gillian Welch […]
Album Reviews
Shelby Means “Shelby Means”
Excellent debut from award-winning bass-playing singer-songwriter. Shelby Means is one of the great female double bass players in bluegrass music along with the likes of Missy Raines, Vickie Vaughn and Katie Blomarz. She has been a […]