Kimberly Bright

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Louvin Brothers “You’re Running Wild”

September 27, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Keeping with the “brothers” motif, this week we go from The Barr Brothers to The Louvin Brothers, Ira and Charlie. Their 1956 single ‘You’re Running Wild,’ written by Donnie Winters and Ray Edenton, reached #7 on the […]

Album cover for Nico Hedley's 'Painterly'

Nico Hedley “Painterly”

September 8, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Nico Hedley impresses with the depth and texture of his first solo album. NYC singer-songwriter Nico Hedley doesn’t sound like he’s from Brooklyn. On ‘Painterly,’ his first full-length solo album and first crack at songwriting, he […]

The Winnie Blues “Half Wide Awake, But Dreaming”

August 23, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Debut album from Australian Americana duo The Winnie Blues features capable harmonies and intense songwriting. Rom-com screenwriters, take note! Scoring a point for the inexorable hand of fate, Australian expats Alice Beatty (writer, vocalist) and Cameron […]

Laney and the Bird Dogs “Through the Smoke”

August 6, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

The fourth album from Montana’s modern bluegrass quintet Laney and the Bird Dogs is about survival and optimism. Since forming in 2013 in Bozeman, Montana’s Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs have toured extensively in the […]

Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “West of the West”

July 28, 2021 Kimberly Bright 2

Dave Alvin, who was born and raised in Downey, California, may well be the best songwriter to come out of the first generation southern California punk scene. The former Blaster is also one of the best […]