Authors: James Orme
Review: Southern Culture on the Skids – Dig This
For years, Southern Culture on the Skids have been one of those Americana bands that are such a well-built hotrod of a band that, when it comes to any of the genres that they tackle, they can naturally shift from country to surf to R&B and every bit sounds as authentic as it is original. … read more
Review: Scout Paré-Phillips – Heed the Call
Scout Paré-Phillips = Björk + Yoko Ono … read more
Review: Schooner – Neighborhood Veins
Spooky country songs bleed into ’50s rockers and soulful harmonies accent slow ballads. Like I said before, this is what indie should be: With every chance they get Schooner exercise the freedom they’ve cultivated for themselves. … read more
Review: Scott H. Biram – Nothin’ But Blood
Songs like his cover of “Backdoor Man” will put you on your ass. Biram, to me, has become the Southern roots music modern Hemingway, expressing honestly the dark parts of this life like only he can. … read more
Review: Reverend Horton Heat – Whole New Life
Reverend Horton Heat = the Cramps + Flat Duo Jets + Southern Culture On the Skids … read more
Review: Reverend Horton Heat – REV
Anyone who knows Jim Heath knows that there’s no greater friend to rock n’ roll. Reverend Horton Heat have been wowing audiences with rockabilly virtuosity that nothing else compares to. … read more
Review: Old Man Markley – Stupid Today
Old Man Markley = Old Crow Medicine Show + No Use For and Name + Devil Makes Three + Nerf Herder … read more
Review: Old Smokey – Wester Easter
Old Smokey = Wilco + Kingston Trio + Warren Zevon … read more
Review: Old Man Markley
OMM play fast-paced bluegrass that they approach like people living in the present day. I guess that makes them the new punks on the scene, but I just hear well-crafted, original music that happens to have bluegrass elements. … read more
Review: NOFX – Backstage Passport Soundtrack
NOFX = 7 Seconds + Bad Religion + The Vandals … read more