There is something a bit off-kilter about Constant Velocity, a trio from Bloomington, Illinois. Maybe it’s the tee-shirts; one guy wears a shirt proudly bearing the legend “Barista;” another’s pay homage to Mikhail Gorbachev, who so proudly played punching bag to Ronald Reagan’s strong right hook. Actually,...

Daniel Joseph, former band-member of Element, has recently released his first solo album. This album features nine tracks – five of which are accompanied by a band and four which are played acoustically. Daniel Joseph has been playing music since the age of five when he would accompany his uncle...

David Bromberg cut his teeth as a Nashville country music session musician in the 1960s but rose to some modest but visible prominence as a result of his work on Bob Dylan’s seminal NEW MORNING release. He has also notably recorded with Jerry Garcia and collaborated with...

What would be the reference point for IN EAR PARK, the sophomore effort of Department of Eagles? That’s a tough one. Even when you are sitting next to the speakers, or with earbuds firmly in place, it sounds more like music with the source once removed, vague...

Stop reading this review.  I mean it. There’s no point in me telling you that the recently released “Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978” from the now-defunct Grateful Dead is a must buy for anyone evenly remotely interested in the band. My words could never give this unbelievable set the justice and...

Rising out of West Hollywood California, Intercept takes rock, indie, and pop music to combine it into a new sound that gets people feeling and questioning what should be happening in their lives. For having the same name as their record label, the label should feel justified as Intercept, the...

I will admit approaching KATJOHNBAND with a bit of trepidation; not much, mind you, just a little. Composed of Jon Langford from an early version of The Mekons and Kat Ex from, well, The Ex, such projects as KATJONBAND, as we have seen before, sound all too...

Aaahhh..just what you’re looking for. A foul-mouthed lady, who raps like she’s got yesterday’s grits in her mouth, who would vote for Barack Obama if she was literate enough to make an ’X’ on the ballot, the flower that blooms in the garden of radical feminism. La'...

The back of this cd jacket lists these items as instruments: Earth Harp, Aquatar, and Violin Jacket. I’m not joking. Yes, I said a violin jacket. MASS (Music, Architecture, Sight, and Sound) put together their odd instruments to produce their world renowned third album Planet String. For those of you who...