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MICHAEL KESSLER – Gravel Road

April 17, 2024

Kessler’s Clock Co. 2024 Mining American riches in search of his very soul, a Badger State dweller finds rapture. Nothing can speak volumes of an artist’s audacity as eloquently as an attempt to ascend to the heights of “The Messiah … Continue reading →

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DESOLATION SOUND – Silver Rain

February 17, 2024

Robo Jack 2023 Outlining a new story, Friday Harbor friends find fiery emotions as proof of the future. One year can bring on significant changes. If the Washington ensemble’s 2003 album was all about establishing their name and place on … Continue reading →

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DESOLATION SOUND – Salish Rock

July 3, 2023

Robo Jack 2023 Out of the Gateway to San Juan Island and into the mainland, American collective try and find an aural color of their own. If this platter’s title should serve as a geographical pointer set to locate its … Continue reading →

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ROBIN LANE – Dirt Road To Heaven

June 29, 2023

Red On Red 2022 Veteran of rustic delights searches for celestial highs while keeping her light feet attached to the ground. Americana is too broad a genre to embrace its entire spectrum within a single album’s borders, but some lesser … Continue reading →

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MICHAEL VINCENT – Electric Fox

May 21, 2023

Angel Blossom 2023 A stalwart of San Francisco roots scene casts a glance over his shoulder to harvest the finest fruits of recent oeuvre. He might have been releasing records for almost three decades now, yet it’s the last few … Continue reading →

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