Before Ryan Adams was living happily ever after with Mandy Moore (yes this is true and more than a little strange) he was creating mostly depressing, sometimes beautiful, pop and alt-country (there is is again!) albums. In the early 2000s, Adams was particularly inspired, creating his best work while under the influence of alcohol and…
While we’re on this Americana kick, I figured I’d write about Justin Townes Earle. He’s the son of the legendary Steve Earle and he certainly lives up to his old mans legacy. Now if you don’t know Steve Earle go check him out now, because he’s been turning out raw country albums, that are actually…
Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is the sixth studio album by the band Murder By Death. It is similar in sound to their last few albums, a sort of alt-rock/americana blend that is pretty popular these days. If the band is known at all it’s because their song “Coming Home” was used in the trailer for…
Let me just start by saying I know I generally write about albums that I would recommend but…. this is not an album recommendation. It’s more of a ‘holy shit what the fuck is this, this is crazy‘ type of thing. I mean wow, this album is something else. In fact you should just skip…
It’s St Paddy’s Day in Boston. So it’s time for that annual tradition. Not drinking, that’s not a tradition, more like a daily task. I mean seeing the Murphys live. This year they are playing 6 shows on Landsdowne Street. To which I say: please stop. I went to the 3/14 show. I had a…
One of the unfortunate aspects of liking country music is that, well…you have to tell people that you like country music. I mean, country music? The genre with the songs about sexy tractors, red solo cups, and saving-a-horse-riding a cowboy? Modern popular country music is a sad shadow of its former self, so it’s understandable that many…
I’ve been a fan of the North Mississippi Allstars since I realized that Luther Dickinson is one of the filthiest guitarists I’ve ever seen. Seriously, this dude is a legend in the making and his brother Cody is no joke either. The first time I saw them live he busted out a wiffle ball bat…
Let’s keep it going with Jay Farrar compilations. One Fast Move is him and Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service) teaming up to create a soundtrack for a documentary on the making of Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur. Apparently this Kerouac fella is still popular. I heard this documentary kinda sucked but don’t…
There’s been a more than a few of theres Woody Guthrie tributes in recent years and they’re usually pretty good but in my opinion New Multitudes is the top of the heap. Well, to be honest I haven’t really listened to most of the other ones… but I’m still pretty confident in that statement. …
Flogging Molly has been a great band for over 15 years. That’s about half of my goddamn life. When I first saw them at the Warped Tour about what seems like 100 years ago, I did not fully appreciate them. Because I didn’t appreciate anything. I was just starting high school, so like everyone that…
