Album Reviews
The Sky Chiefs “The Sky Chiefs”
An excellent blend of The Long Ryders and The Jayhawks, with added country and twang to give it freshness. In the early 1990s, Stephen McCarthy and Kevin Pittman holed up together for a year in a […]
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Videos
Video: The Sky Chiefs “House Full Of Company”
Check out the brilliant new single from The Sky Chiefs, the musical project of Virginia-based artists Stephen McCarthy (of The Jayhawks and The Long Ryders) and Kevin Pittman. ‘House Full of Company’ is full of upbeat […]
News
36 years later – Stephen McCarthy and Kevin Pittman to release The Sky Chiefs debut
Richmond, Virginia-based artists Stephen McCarthy (The Long Ryders, The Jayhawks) and Kevin Pittman (The Dads) have joined forces as The Sky Chiefs and announced their forthcoming self-titled LP will be released on 13th February 2026. In […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Morton Valence (featuring Stephen McCarthy) “Hey Misty”
Well, here’s the sound of the Summer (although you’d never tell from the photo) arriving on this dreamy new song from Morton Valence, with the added bonus of the guitar playing of Long Ryder Stephen McCarthy. […]
Tracks
Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson “Here Comes That Train Again” – locomotive nostalgia
Sometimes we surprise ourselves with the songs that we never got around to running as part of Tracks, and revisiting the email pile turned up this gem. Yeah, the album came out a while ago (2022 […]