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Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 Hugo Simoes 6

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

Pharis & Jason Romero “These Are the Days That Turn Into Years”

June 23, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

A warm, hopeful record straight from the heart of British Columbia. Steve Martin once said that you just can’t sing a depressing song when you’re playing the banjo. He had a point: there’s an inherent buoyancy […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Buffalo Springfield

June 3, 2026 Hugo Simoes 4

There’s something about Buffalo Springfield. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Their work is shrouded in a haze. That is, it’s hard to look at anything that Stephen Stills or Neil Young did on […]

Mia Kelly “Big Time Rollercoaster Feeling”

May 22, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

In “Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling” Mia Kelly leaps from her roots in folk and blues to a foray into pop territory. At only 23 years of age, Québec-based singer-songwriter Mia Kelly has released her third […]

Peter Case “At McCabe’s: My Life to Live”

May 11, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

In At McCabe’s, veteran americana troubadour Peter Case delivers a live performance at the peak of his powers. Peter Case has had a long career with no shortage of exploration: from a background in folk, blues […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 3

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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