Emma Cloney :: Trading Stars for Streetlights

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by Broose Tulloch

Five years ago Emma Cloney told her husband that she not only wanted to learn how to play the guitar, fiddle, and banjo, but that she wanted to teach herself.  What’s a boy to do, but lay a banjo, fiddle and guitar under the Christmas tree? Emma and the guitar felt an instant bond, and the songs that would make up her first album (2011’s Something To Say) started to flow. Continue reading “Emma Cloney :: Trading Stars for Streetlights”

Barrence Whitfield & the Savages – Dig Thy Savage Soul

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Barrence Whitfield & the Savages are a balls-to-the-wall, whisky and wine soaked rockin’ motherfuckin’ blues band. Typical of most Bloodshot releases, these guys are the real fuckin’ deal, and they pull no punches in delivering classic, raw American music. Whitfield’s growl has seen hard times and harder times, but he does not give two fucks when he’s telling you some honest to God truths on “Bread,” “My Baby Didn’t Come Home,” or “I’m Sad About It.” Continue reading “Barrence Whitfield & the Savages – Dig Thy Savage Soul”