Tag Archives: Americana

BATTERSEA – Arguments & Sentiments

May 8, 2019

Rock Company 2019 Traveling in a very straight line, cliché-conscious Hollanders serve up a slice of Americana – tasty yet somewhat dry. It took this quintet seven lean years to refine their balance of cerebral and visceral and follow up … Continue reading →

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PROFESSOR LOUIE and THE CROWMATIX – Songs Of Inspiration

April 25, 2019

Woodstock 2019 Americana mavens and THE BAND associates delve into tradition – rootsy and their own. Aaron Hurwitz, or Professor Louie, and his ensemble have been plowing the soil of tunes for two decades now, yet somehow staying out of … Continue reading →

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JUSTIN MASTERS – Good Life Bad Liver

August 14, 2018

Justin Masters 2018 Almost a lifetime in the making, New York songwriter invites outsiders to his transient kingdom. “I was seeing things from a different point of view”: this line, delivered in the middle of Justin Masters’ debut album, may … Continue reading →

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TEQUILA JIM – Lost Along The Way

July 12, 2017

Tequila Jim 2017 With spirit of freedom, Rhode Island multi-instrumentalist finds out the keys to affairs of the heart and the heartland. This artist’s name may suggest he adopted an old bluesman persona, yet if there’s a reason for Jim … Continue reading →

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DZAL MARTIN – Drawing Horses

May 2, 2017

Dzal Martin 2017 British guitar cowboy gallops into glorious sunset to find a fountain of youth. This artist has played with crème de la crème of musicians – including such luminaries as Van Morrison and Whitney Houston – still does, … Continue reading →

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