Tift Merritt & Twistable Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein

POSTED // Jun 15,2010 - Tift Merritt burst on the alt-country scene with 2002’s Bramble Rose—thanks to an assist from fellow then-North Carolina resident Ryan Adams...

Haiku Reviews: David Cross, Sleigh Bells, Band of Horses

CD Quick Hits, in 5-7-5 form.

POSTED // Jun 1,2010 -

Haiku Reviews: Jamie Lidell, Far & Bettye LaVette

CD Quick Hits, in 5-7-5 form.

POSTED // May 27,2010 - Psychedelic soul, Blends with electronic sounds, Ear candy for all ...

The Black Keys, The Jayhawks

CD Reviews: Brothers & The Bunkhouse Album

POSTED // May 18,2010 - The Black Keys expand on Brothers; The Jayhawks reflect with The Bunkhouse Album ...

The Island of Bali is Littered With Prayers

BYU musicologist Jeremy Grimshaw chronicles Balinese orchestration—in Provo.

POSTED // May 18,2010 - In his new book The Island of Bali Is Littered in Prayers, BYU musicologist Jeremy Grimshaw chronicles launching a gamelan ...

Haiku Reviews: The Hold Steady, Mike Patton, Broken Social Scene

CD Quick Hits, in 5-7-5 form.

The New Pornographers: Together

POSTED // May 5,2010 - The evolution of The New Pornographers has been subtle, from the insistent power-pop of 2000’s Mass Romantic to the more sonically dynamic...

Sweet Apple: Love and Desperation

Horse Feathers & Matt Pond PA

CD Reviews: Thistled Spring, The Dark Leaves

POSTED // Apr 28,2010 - Spring, for all the hope it might bring, can’t be without its thorns, its hazards—as much stepping stones as stumbling blocks ...

The New Evils & Nate Padley

CD Reviews: Piece of Tomorrow, "Pieces/Monster of Vision"

POSTED // Apr 21,2010 - The thing about evil is it always seems brand new. At almost the other bookend of this decade—a decade in which “evil” seemed destined ...