Darren Lumbroso

Artwork for My Politic album “Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home"

My Politic “Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home”

January 13, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

An album of sincere, candid and exquisitely delivered tales from the American mid-west. My Politic comprise Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey, an acoustic duo, who grew up together in the small town of Ozark in Christian […]

Calexico featuring Mariachi Luz de Luna performing Crystal Frontier, Barbican, London, 2004

Classic Clips: Calexico featuring Mariachi Luz de Luna “Crystal Frontier” – Barbican, London, 2002

January 6, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2

Calexico started as a side project for Joey Burns and John Convertino. In the 1990s, the duo were better known as the rhythm section for Howe Gelb’s desert rock ensemble, Giant Sand. With the release of […]

Artwork for Billy Bragg and Wilco album “Mermaid Avenue"

Classic Americana Albums: Billy Bragg and Wilco “Mermaid Avenue”

January 4, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2

Prior to the release of ‘Mermaid Avenue’ in 1998, for many people, the name of Woody Guthrie invoked images of a free-spirited, freight train hopping, American troubadour armed only with an acoustic guitar, who wrote political […]

Essentials: The top 10 John Wesley Harding / Wesley Stace albums

December 15, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Born in Hastings, John Wesley Harding, otherwise known as Wesley Harding Stace, took the name of the famous American outlaw, celebrated and misspelt by Bob Dylan, when he began performing in 1988. He adopted the alias, […]

Artwork for Popular Creeps album “All This Will End In Tears”.

Popular Creeps “All Of This Will End In Tears”

December 8, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Second album of 80s Minneapolis influenced pop-punk from Detroit-based band. Popular Creeps are a four-piece, two-guitar band from Detroit, who took their name from a solo single by former Replacements’ drummer Chris Mars. The band formed […]

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0

“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 0

The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

July 28, 2026 0

When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

Articles by Darren Lumbroso

My Politic “Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home”

Classic Clips: Calexico featuring Mariachi Luz de Luna “Crystal Frontier” – Barbican, London, 2002

Classic Americana Albums: Billy Bragg and Wilco “Mermaid Avenue”

Essentials: The top 10 John Wesley Harding / Wesley Stace albums

Popular Creeps “All Of This Will End In Tears”

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”

Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates