Quit Mumbling

To see Keaton Henson perform is to walk in uninvited on a moment so honest, you’ll feel guilty for having intruded but thankful for having the audacity to stay.  When we first heard about Keaton Henson, we heard there was a very good chance we would never get to see him live- that is unless [...]

Wilco is the band you want your kids raised on.  Wilco fans are good people, because songs like “Whole Love” are just so tender and goodhearted, you can’t help but look at things with a little more warmth.  The video, produced by Jeff Tweedy’s son beautifully reflects feelings of after-school snacks and pj’s with the [...]

Teaming up guitar-savant Blake Mills, with the wonderfully rustic vocals of Danielle Haim (of incredible LA based band Haim), and have them cover the one and only Bob Dylan; seems like only the stuff only dreams are made of.  Well, think again cause this dream collab-cover is real, and part of Amnesty International’s compilation, Chimes [...]

I was back in Ohio for Thanksgiving, and the radio stations had already been playing holiday music for two weeks.  That’s a good month before the actual day.  We’re not going to put you through that vigorous of a regiment.  I mean, I love Christmas, but I can only hear “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa [...]

The last decade has seen a real effort at exposure of Arthur Russell’s work. Since his death in 1992 there’s been a film and a flurry of compilations mining his apparently interminable unreleased material. This has certainly seen a surge in Russell’s fame, not only as an avant-garde disco producer, but as a writer of [...]

Growing up, my family and I spent the summers in a small town in Michigan called Onekama.  These vacations were some of the fondest memories growing up – mornings on the lake, shuffleboard tournaments, and bonfires on the beach of Lake Michigan.  It was simple, nothing extravagant, more about the people you were with than [...]

Bradford Cox, singer of Deerhunter and the name behind Atlas Sound, at this point operates at a moderate, albeit very niche, level of fame. Combine both outstanding collections of work, including the full lengths, EPs, covers, and rarities, and you will find one of the key songwriters and frontman of this now constantly growing Indie [...]

The last time we heard from The Vinyl Skyway, it was the charming alt-country strummer “Elvis Costello”.  It was much to my chagrin upon discovering the song, to learn that the band had split ways since recording.  Thankfully, The Vinyl Skyway has returned from hiatus, and even more thankfully have come back with the new [...]

“Does his love make your head spin?” You were never supposed to hear Keaton Henson.  No one was.  His music was his therapy, and as a result it is hauntingly honest.  Honest the way you are with only yourself, with the thoughts you keep inside your head.  ”You Don’t Know How Luck You Are” is [...]