POSTED // Apr 28,2011 - Fake Problems’ 2009 release, It’s Great To Be Alive, was the sound of a young band unleashed in a recording studio...

POSTED // Apr 21,2011 - Not every man can combine a love of Hieronymus Bosch, The Wizard of Oz and punk rock into a 30-song treatise on middle age, let alone make it a compelling listen.

POSTED // Apr 21,2011 - Instrumental rock seems to be the order of the day Thursday, and Georgia’s Maserati are a fine example of the form.

POSTED // Apr 19,2011 - Here We Rest is the album Jason Isbell fans have been waiting for since the talented songwriter and guitarist left the Drive-By Truckers in 2007 ...

POSTED // Apr 14,2011 - Matthew Houck’s distinct, warm twang burst through to make me rethink my anti-Alabama bias...

POSTED // Apr 7,2011 - Few are capable of blending styles with the go-for-broke abandon of Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears ...

POSTED // Apr 7,2011 - In the pre-iTunes days, a new band knew they had “made it” when their single landed on the Billboard Top 40 ...

POSTED // Mar 31,2011 - Singer/guitarist Adam Shearer of Portland’s Weinland has a knack for penning beautiful melodies...

POSTED // Mar 24,2011 - Take one look at (and listen to) Lukas Nelson as he tears into a soulful, blues-laced guitar solo, and you realize ...

POSTED // Mar 24,2011 - This Portland band led by singer/songwriter Al James just released a stunningly stark and beautiful break-up album...