WAYNE HANCOCK – Ride
The 11 tunes on Wayne Hancock’s Ride are pure driving country blues. (more…)
Alexander McCowan – Present Times
Present Times’ packaging, simple black ink artwork on deep brown cardboard has a warm, organic comfort to it as does...
The F-Holes get Red Hot
by Broose Tulloch An f-hole is the fancy sound hole on a violin, mandolin, or arched-top guitar. The F-holes are...
Romi Mayes Rides Away
by Broose Tulloch After more than a decade in the roots scene, Romi Mayes is retiring, “sort of.” Through a...
Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition – White Buffalo
The latest from Americana-jack-of-all-trades Jimbo Mathus is an entertaining ten tracks of country and gospel tinged tunes. (more…)
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT – Come Home to Mama
Recorded in Sean Lennon’s home studio and produced by Cibo Matto keyboardist/sampler Yuka Hondo, Come Home To Mama is Martha...
Hillbilly Highway – Prairie Roots Revue rolls into Winnipeg
[caption id="attachment_3317" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Deep Dark Woods @ Harvest Moon 2011"][/caption] by Sheldon Birnie On Monday, December 12, four prairie...
Ron Hawkins – Straightjacket Love
Ron Hawkins is one prolific mofo. Since 1991, the man has pumped out well over a dozen albums, EPs and...
Elliott Brood – Days Into Years
“We grew up right here / Door frames marked with ice and years / Our lives in crooked frames /...
TERRA LIGHTFOOT – Terra Lightfoot
A sleeping wolf, a feisty wolf – what album art could better depict the nature of Terra Lightfoot’s eponymous debut?...