Jim Lauderdale: Americana’s Country Journeyman Returns to L.A.
By Terry Paul Roland With a career as diverse as the emerging genre we call ‘Americana,’ Jim Lauderdale continues on the same track toward collaboration, generosity and an imagination fused with the...
View ArticleCool Your Jets by Patrolled By Radar
Cool Your Jets by Patrolled By Radar By Gerry Gomez Staff Writer It’s probably appropriate to call Patrolled By Radar, a Los Angeles institution of the finest roots rock-n-roll brand. Having been a...
View ArticleNothin’ But Blood by Scott H. Biram
Nothin’ But Blood by Scott H. Biram By Jonathan Shifflett Nothin’ But Blood, the new album from Scott H. Biram aka The Dirty Old One Man Band, is an enlightening collection of dirty, gospel tunes,...
View ArticleScott H. Biram Q&A – Loud and Rowdy at The Echo
Scott H. Biram Q&A –Loud and Rowdy at The Echo By Jonathan Shifflett Following his 2014 release, Nothin’ But Blood, Texas native Scott H. Biram takes his rough and tumble, one-man band act on a...
View ArticleGary Austin’s The Traveler
Gary Austin’s The Traveler By Gerry Gomez Staff Writer There’s a purity and honesty in Gary Austin’s songs. A longtime writer, Gary Austin is the founder of Los Angeles’ famed Groundling theatre who...
View ArticleJohnny Cash’s Out Among the Stars: An Artist Renewed and Ready
By Terry Roland Unearthed recordings from shelved sessions can be mixed blessings. On the new release from the Cash estate, Out Among the Stars, restored and completed sessions from 1983, when as his...
View ArticleMarc Ford Holy Ghost
Marc Ford Holy Ghost By Gerry Gomez Staff Writer “I see Blue Skies from now on,” sings Marc Ford in the song “Blue Skies” from his recent solo release, Holy Ghost on the Naim Edge label. The fifth...
View ArticleBottle Rockets Set Western NY Off
Bottle Rockets Set Western NY Off By Mark Lennon Anyone who has set foot in a supermarket or restaurant in Western NY, may be all to familiar with the 90s rock time warp the area is stuck in. Yes, the...
View ArticleCowboy Jack Clement’s For Once And For All
Cowboy Jack Clement’s For Once And For All By Michael Verity In light of Cowboy Jack’s recent passing and his legacy as a country songwriting genius and rock and roll pioneer, it’s tempting to...
View ArticleLegendary Outlaw Billy Joe Shaver Brings Texas to Buffalo
Legendary Outlaw Billy Joe Shaver Brings Texas to Buffalo By Mark Lennon Billy Joe Shaver will be playing The Sportsmen’s Tavern Tuesday July 8 at 8p. Any classic country junky has heard Honky Tonk...
View ArticleTJ WEST: Music Benefit For LA Indie Rock Guitarist Josh Schwartz
TJ WEST: Music Benefit For LA Indie Rock Guitarist Josh Schwartz By Kim Grant Los Angeles musicians, friends and fans are banding together to support a fellow musician in-need, Josh Schwartz. Schwartz...
View ArticleTJ Profiles: Sam Outlaw
TJ PROFILES: SAM OUTLAW HOME: Los Angeles, CA PROFESSION: Country Singer/Songwriter HOBBIES: Wrangler Jeans model LAST ALBUM PURCHASED: Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music LAST...
View ArticleThe Making of Nocona’s “Brimstone” Video
Nocona’s high-energy is infectious and they are one of the few Americana acts in LA that can keep an audience wide awake, captivated and on their feet at 1am. Made up of members of Paladino (Chris...
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