Mark Johnson

Jessie Buckley’s star bursts in new movie ‘Wild Rose’

March 27, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

We’ve got news of a new movie coming out next month which you’ll probably want to put on your “to do” list along with verruca plasters and noodles. With a UK release of April 12th, ‘Wild […]

AmericanA-Z – The Jayhawks

March 26, 2019 Mark Johnson 6

Though the roots of Americana go back decades, it was the early 1990s when the sounds we love started to coalesce into a proto-genre. Generally viewed then as alt-country, two bands on the same circuit emerged […]

Swimming Bell “Wild Sight” (Adventure Club Records, 2019)

March 20, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

Swimming Bell is the solo project of Brooklyn based Katie Schottland, ‘Wild Sight’ the debut album following her ‘The Golden Heart’ EP in 2017. That this gentle music carries nothing of the metropolis is perhaps explained […]

Dave Ernst “Hickory Switch” (Eastwood Records, 2019)

March 1, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

After nearly three decades in numerous Louisville, Kentucky bands, Dave Ernst releases his debut solo album, and has got it just right. Short and snappy, with no room for filler, Ernst includes six of his own […]

Vandoliers “Forever” (Bloodshot, 2019)

February 27, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

All six band members of this Dallas-Fort Worth troupe have a VFFV tattoo (Vandoliers Forever, Forever Vandoliers). Now that’s a sign of commitment, which is evidenced immediately on this album by raucous enthusiasm.Vandoliers’ third album is […]