Zach Top Reveals His Country Music Mount Rushmore, Leaves One Surprising Artist Off The List
No Alan? In an era filled with some of the most exciting voices we’ve heard in the genre lately, ranging from the likes of Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson to Turnpike Troubadours and Colter Wall, there’s no one doing it quite the way Zach Top is these days on a national scale. Though there are plenty of other stellar artists keeping the traditional scene alive, such as Jake Worthington, Charley Crockett and more, the Washington native has launched himself into […]
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King Corduroy—Nashville’s Cosmic Troubadour of Southern Soul Serendipity, truly, can lead to great discoveries! My first visit to Nashville occurred a few months ago when my wife and I accompanied a family member and his wife who had tickets to a Riley Greene concert. Our visit over a long weekend was limited to the sensory […]
Garett Gunderson – Anywhere Anytime This starts with the rousing pop-inflected title track “Anywhere Anytime,” & it’s skillful, sumptuous, radiant & memorable. “I Want To” comes across deliciously with Jimmy Buffett island musical flavors. Should’ve been called “I Want To Meet You In the Moonlight.” That’s at least romantic & the song is. At times, […]
Joanna Connor – Live On 11/11 Well, the live performance certainly gets off to a rollicking, hot jam as the band warms up with high-octane musical gasoline & every member circles around with their lit matches. “Cissy Strut” has the quick-strike ingredients to ignite a show like this. All from Chicago’s masterful guitarist Joanna Connor, […]
American Cosmic Revival Vol. 2: Miles From Nowhere This showcase features musicians who play & maintain the inspiration & tradition of artists who contributed to the California country movement. The LP includes many covers by Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, The Byrds, & the Flying Burrito Brothers. There are songs by songwriters with familiar names like […]
The Kennedys – Smoketree Another bright, pristine album from the Hudson Valley, upstate NY area (about as popular as Woodstock & Laurel Canyon in the 60s) is the new self-produced 12-track album Smoketree (Drops August 21/Independent/40:04) recorded in Tarrytown, NY. The Kennedys provide all-new originals played fairly sparingly by the ever-skillful Pete Kennedy (electric, acoustic […]