The Redwalls
The Beatles left an immeasurable mark on popular music — there’s no denying their legacy.
But some bands and songwriters have been affected more...
The Derailers
My philosophy on tribute albums: When covering popular songs, a band should make its own artistic statement rather than mimicking the original.
It pisses me...
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Anybody who’s ever seen old black-and-white cartoons and paid any attention to the background music understands the joyous appeal of jazz swing, especially its...
Devin Leigh, “Searching for the Truth,” Self-Released
Last year, Fort Worth native Devin Leigh released Chants and Incantations, a bluesy, guitar-drenched collection of original songs that sounded gnarly as background music...
Magnus
Magnus is living proof (as if any more were needed) that heaviness is its own reward. The band was reborn, phoenix-like, in 2007 from...
Wood Brothers
Loaded, the second collaboration between brothers Oliver and Chris Wood, follows 2006's critically acclaimed Ways Not To Lose.
The brothers' folk-blues-country sound is a little...
Thom Schuyler
Prayer of a Desperate Man's title track could be the best spiritual song of recent years. But singer-songwriter Thom Schuyler isn't content with that....
Pat Green
The 2003 release of Wave on Wave marked a turning point and dividing line in Pat Green's career. Some of his early fans considered...
Various artists
As any good soundtrack should, Honeydripper helps bring the movie to life by creating, along with the scenery and the actors, the atmosphere that...
James Hunter
When sung by white folks, old-school soul and R&B is often called “blue-eyed soul,” especially in reference to a pasty Englishman like James Hunter...
