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Gogol Bordello: Coming to Terms with the Era of the End of Eras

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Agnostic Front, Cooking Vinyl, Eugene Hütz, Fugazi, Gogol Bordello, Gorilla Biscuits, Green Day, Jello Biafra, Joe Lally, Les Claypool, Primus, Quicksand, Rival Schools, Roger Miret, Solidaritine, Tre Cool, Ukraine, Walter Schreifels

Frontman Eugene Hütz talks about the band’s new album Solidaritine and the ongoing war in his Ukrainian homeland

Punk Rock

Tijuana Panthers: Long Beach Punks Growing Old Gracefully

September 3, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, California, Chad Wachtel, Dan Michicoff, Halfway to Eighty, Innovative Leisure, interview, Long Beach, Phil Shaheen, Tijuana Panthers

The band’s new album, Halfway to Eighty, out now on Innovative Leisure

Indie Rock Pop Power Pop Rock

The Handcuffs Revisit Their Roots

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Brad Elvis, Burn The Rails, Chicago, Chloe Orwell, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, The Handcuffs

With a little help from Morgan Fisher of Mott The Hoople, the Chicago band delivers their best work yet on Burn the Rails

Films Folk Pop

The Anatomy of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Hallelujah, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen A Journey A Song, Jeff Buckley, Joe Cocker, John Cale, Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Shrek, Sony Pictures Classics

A new documentary by filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller charts the unlikely success of Cohen’s signature song

Country and/or Western Folk Gospel North Americana

Mary Gauthier: Songs of Hope and Love from the Eye of the Storm

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Danny Mitchell, Dark Enough to See the Stars, Juan Solorzano, Mary Gauthier, Nashville, recovery, Thirty Tigers

“I’m a writer, but there’s no mandate for me to write songs about my memories or personal experiences”

Soul

Swamp Dogg: Still A Soulful Maverick After All These Years

May 23, 2022May 30, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Auto-Tune, Bakersfield, Bon Iver, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, I Need A Job, I Need A Job... So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune, Jerry Williams, Joe Tex, Justin Vernon, Merle Haggard, Nashville, Soul, Swamp Dogg

An exclusive chat with the modern day king of Auto-Tune

Blues Hard Rock Rock

Jane Lee Hooker: Knee Deep in the Blues and Loving It

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Big Mama Thornton, Bobby Blue BLand, Dana Athens, Hail Mary Zadroga, Jane Lee Hooker, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin’ Ron Salvo, Tina T-Bone Gorin, Tracy Hightop

With a bold new album, the band is back on the road again in a van named Dwight, doing what they do best

Bluegrass

Del McCoury: Alive and Picking

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Almost Proud, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass, Del McCoury, guitar, The Del McCoury Band

One of the Founding Fathers of Bluegrass is still going strong at 83

Native Rock

Micki Free’s Crescendo in Turquoise Blue

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 j. poet 2 Comments Carlos Santana, Dark Idol Music, Gene Simmons, Micki Free, Native American, Shalamar, Turquoise Blue

An exclusive post-pandemic chat with the Native American guitar hero

Alternative Rock Folk

This Charming Band

March 17, 2022March 19, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Charming Disaster, Lauren Redniss, Marie Curie, Our Lady of Radium, Radioactive

On Our Lady of Radium, Charming Disaster brings light to life’s darker corners

Bluegrass

The Infamous Stringdusters and the Politics of Bluegrass

February 19, 2022February 20, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Americana Vibes, Andy Falco, Andy Hall, Bluegrass, Chris Pandolfi, Jeremy Garrett, The Infamous Stringdusters, Toward The Fray, Toward The Fray-basin, Travis Book

The beloved jamgrass ensemble emerge from the pandemic with their hearts full of song despite the apocalyptic album cover

Instrumental Native

Keith Secola: Portals of the Soul

January 28, 2022January 27, 2022 j. poet 1 Comment 2021, Don Giovanni Records, Keith Secola, Portals

Native America’s premiere artist shifts gears for an album of meditative flute music

Dub/Reggae Reggae Remembrance

The Eternal Bloodlight of Robbie Shakespeare

December 10, 2021April 3, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Bass Guitar, Beenie Man, Bob Marley, Bounty Killer, Bunny "Striker" Lee, Capleton, Dub, King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, Reggae, RIP, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly & Robbie, Sly and Robbie, The Revolutionaries

Legendary Bass Player, Songwriter and Record Producer has died

Indie Rock Power Pop Rock

Jeffrey Dean Foster: Songs of Love and Peace from the Hills of the Carolinas

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments Don Dixon, George Floyd, I'm Starting To Bleed, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Mitch Easter, Record Store Day

The hidden gem of Southern indie pop talks about his excellent new EP I’m Starting to Bleed

Blues

Samantha Fish: Frying Up The Blues

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment Blues, blues guitar, Faster, Fleetwood Mac, Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails, Rounder Records, Samantha Fish, The Rolling Stones

On her excellent new album Faster, the modern guitar maverick switches up her sound

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