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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 […]

Fred Neil on the shoiw 'Let's Sing Out' 1965/6

More People Really Should Know About: Fred Neil

May 6, 2026 Hugo Simoes 2

Sometimes, an artist is underrated because they just got here. There simply wasn’t any time. But sometimes the dust has settled, and yet where are the fireworks, the winging cherubs crying “Mercy!”? Nowhere to be found. […]

Little Sparta “The Telling of the Truth”

April 27, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

The new release by Little Sparta takes Mekons collaboration in directions old and new. After 26 years at work and 20 years since their first release, veteran Alan D. Boyd’s project Little Sparta just put out […]