Kimberly Bright

Casper Skulls “Knows No Kindness”

December 22, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

A complex album from Toronto’s Casper Skulls that takes them in a new musical direction and deals with coming to terms with traumatic memories. As residents of Toronto will proudly point out, their city is one […]

Small Venue Heroes: TWINS

December 14, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

TWINS are a highly regarded, long-running Americana rock band from Waterloo in the Cedar Valley of Iowa that formed around 2011. Three of the current five members (Joel, Toby, and Luke Sires – Toby replaced founding […]

Cover for Beau Jennings' Feel the Sun EP

Beau Jennings & The Tigers “Feel the Sun”

December 10, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

A tight EP of heartland rock from one of Oklahoma’s best songwriters. Former Cheyenne frontman and filmmaker Beau Jennings is from Norman, Oklahoma, a lively college town south of Oklahoma City with a close-knit music scene. […]

Book Review – Michael Elliott “Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story”

December 2, 2021 Kimberly Bright 2

A long overdue, in-depth biography of one of Americana’s most enigmatic characters. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt has long deserved, among many other accolades and tributes, to have a proper biography written about his complex life and career. […]

Kiely Connell “Calumet Queen”

November 29, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

A stunning and emotionally potent debut album from Midwestern singer-songwriter Kiely Connell. On the cover of Kiely Connell’s debut album “Calumet Queen” is a drawing of her wearing a beauty queen tiara with the spikes forming […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Articles by Kimberly Bright

Casper Skulls “Knows No Kindness”

Small Venue Heroes: TWINS

Beau Jennings & The Tigers “Feel the Sun”

Book Review – Michael Elliott “Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story”

Kiely Connell “Calumet Queen”

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album