Tim Merricks

The Cover Letter “Cities Made Of Sand” (Enter View Entertainment 2017)

April 13, 2017 Tim Merricks 0

Not your average badass college rockers, Austin’s The Cover Letter have the distinction of being one of USA’s Hot 100 Unsigned Bands according to Music Connection Magazine and tireless Texans in the gigging stakes to boot. […]

Andrew Combs “Canyons Of My Mind” (Loose Records 2017)

March 24, 2017 Tim Merricks 0

Sometimes Americana is a fickle genre; it spins off down blind alleys and one way streets in all kinds of maverick directions. Other times it shoots straight from the hip. You may have read that compelling […]

Hurray For The Riff Raff “The Navigator” (ATO Records 2017)

March 16, 2017 Tim Merricks 1

Imagine a Latin American, gypsy troubadour, Bowie aficionado with a chip on her shoulder and a score to settle with The Donald. Sound scary? Introducing Alynda Lee Segarra, leading lady with Hurray for the Riff Raff. […]

The Lumineers “Cleopatra” (Decca Records 2016)

February 6, 2017 Tim Merricks 1

It’s time to reevaluate any preconceived conclusions you may have drawn about the Lumineers over their tub thumping, chart topping Ho Hey past. Those halcyon days of devil may care presidential playlist fun and games were […]

Leif Vollebeck “Twin Solitude” (Secret City Records ,2017)

January 25, 2017 Tim Merricks 0

“Twin Solitude” is a perfect example of musical growth. The journey undergone and the music released by Leif Vollebeck doffs the cap to the idea of art imitating life expounded by Oscar Wilde. After all, this […]