Steven Rafferty

Kory Quinn & Co. “The Blueroom” (Independent, 2020)

May 27, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

It’s a bit of a challenge to pin down exactly where Kory Quinn is from. Most signs point to Portland, OR but there’s a Twitter account that says Chicago and a Soundcloud page that points to […]

American Aquarium “Lamentations” (New West Records, 2020)

May 7, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

BJ Barham has always been better than average when it comes to delivering hard truths in the form of memorable turns of phrase. Fans of American Aquarium have come to expect songs that are plain-spoken, quick-witted, […]

Watkins Family Hour “Brother Sister” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

April 22, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

When two-thirds of the Grammy-winning bluegrass outfit Nickel Creek find themselves with time on their hands in their home base of Los Angeles, it makes perfect sense that they set up shop as the house band […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: James McMurtry “Childish Things”

April 14, 2020 Steven Rafferty 1

The most obvious connection between last week’s ‘The Town That Killed Kennedy‘ by Otis Gibbs and this week’s link in the chain is the view of the world that one gets through the window of a […]

Nathan Kalish “Songs For Nobody” (Independent, 2020)

April 7, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

Nathan Kalish is the kind of songwriter that other songwriters love. He’s a road warrior and his travels fill the pipeline of the songwriting cycle. When you combine that with a band that’s turn-on-a-dime tight and […]