Dean Nardi

Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion

January 13, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

“Are you really real, do you feel the same thing that I do, girl, when I touch you, girl?” ~ Ricky Nelson According to iconic filmmaker Federico Fellini, “The visionary is the only true realist.” Before […]

More People Really Should Know About: Melanie Ida Chopko

January 13, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Connection was the emotional mood North Carolina’s Melanie Ida Chopko was looking for on her second album, “Never Had a Love Like This” (2025). But it is a personal form of that sentiment, and the intimate […]

The Brothers Comatose “Golden Grass”

January 6, 2026 Dean Nardi 2

Northern California band engages in an outburst of pleasurable doodling. The Brothers Comatose claim to have embraced a new genre. According to the brothers Alex and Ben Morrison, a fan started calling their sound golden grass, […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: The Doobie Brothers

December 23, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

A couple of guys from college and I attended one of the Doobie Brothers’ shows back in the early ‘70s, and we couldn’t help but be fixated on this huge banner which stretched from one end […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Digital Live Albums in 2025

December 18, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

A quirky and amusing take in our occasional Essentials series looks at the best live digital-only releases in 2025 This exciting and fun way of listening to live music recordings is a new wrinkle on the […]

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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
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Third World - Journey to Addis
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Videos

Video: Scott Ashworth “The Ghost”

March 22, 2023 0

Scott Ashworth’s latest release, ‘The Ghost’, is a superbly crafted song, featuring an engaging melody and fine instrumentation. Particularly notable is the eerie-sounding pedal steel from Steven Hicken Jr – his notes rise and fall beautifully, […]

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Video: Andrew Combs “Dry Eyes”

November 11, 2019 0

This is from Andrew Combs fourth album, ‘Ideal Man‘, out now. It’s a rich and atmospheric song of love and loss and pretty popular round these parts. Good video too. He’s on tour in Europe and the […]

News

New Drive By Truckers album out tomorrow – Listen

October 1, 2020 1

2020 has been the year for surprises. Some of them not so nice obviously, but others more so, and continuing the theme of albums arriving out of the blue, Drive-by Truckers’ new full-length second LP of […]

Articles by Dean Nardi

Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion

More People Really Should Know About: Melanie Ida Chopko

The Brothers Comatose “Golden Grass”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: The Doobie Brothers

Essentials: The Top 10 Digital Live Albums in 2025

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour