From JD's first (non-holiday) studio album in 7 years, Nite Owls , out September 27th.

By Robert Dean Clancy Jones is the real deal. I mean, yes, he’s got the requisite cool tattoos everywhere, the faded denim shirt that looks ...

by Robert Dean Nine times out of ten, I hate Christmas music. Outside of “Blue Christmas” and “The Fairytale of New York,” by the Pogue...

Today, we've got a video premiere from self-described "southern prog pop" group, The Underhill Family Orchestra. I'm ...

On Coachella Culture and the "Death of Rock n' Roll" by Robert Dean I keep seeing these op/ed’s that all reek of ...

The Best Songs of 2017   By Kevin Broughton Trailer’s list was okay , but just. It demands a response, so here are the...

JD McPherson: Rockabilly Gold & Maximum Fun By Kevin Broughton Jonathan David McPherson grew up a rural cat, even for an Okie...

by Robert Dean I think about cover tunes a lot. When a band decides to do a cover on a compilation record or add it to their live sho...

By Robert Dean On the eve of the release of the new Queens of The Stone Age record, someone in the band mentioned that “guitars were ...

C.W. Stoneking - Gon' Boogaloo A Review by Robert Dean This record is amazing. You know what’s awesome about the Internet? When yo...

 1. Whitey Morgan - Sonic Ranch Sonic Ranch is as strong a "real country album" as you'll hear in 2015. It's refreshin...

My actual "Best of 2015" list includes four albums not yet released, but since this is labeled as the "1st Quarter Report,...

JD McPherson performs the title track of today's excellent new release .