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I vaguely recall being quite impressed with Jade Jackson back in February 2020 when she opened for Lucero at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City. Unfortunately, the world was about to shut down and subsequently Jackson fell off of my radar. Fortunately, this past Monday, I got to rectify that when Jade and her relatively…
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Gladie & Noun Torch TV Eye (2026-05-08) Gladie and Noun wound down their monthlong tour this past Saturday in Philadelphia at the fabled “church”, AKA First Unitarian Church. I got to catch their second to last show of the tour the previous night at Ridgwood’s TV Eye. It was obvious to all in attendance that…
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I Hate New Music – April ’26 (A collection of new singles released last month)
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Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman Live at The Beacon Theatre (2026-04-20)
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Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. Live at Baby’s All Right 2026-04-12 The boulevard of artistic geniuses is littered with the roadside graves of countless tormented souls. Unfortunately one of those markers has Jason Molina’s name on it. There are some who manage to overcome their demons and see the intersection at the end of the…
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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Live at The Capitol Theatre 2026-04-11 When I saw Gillian Welch and David Rawlings just about one year ago at Carnegie Hall, their set was a masterclass in old timey Appalachian style country bluegrass and murder balladry. But quite honestly the one tune which bowled me over completely was a…
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No Need To Be Lonely -Gladie (Get Better Records) “Push Me Down”, the opening track on Gladie’s latest LP, No Need To Be Lonely starts off with just a single lo-fi guitar strum as Augusta Koch sings the lines “it keeps me humble, it keeps me weighted” before the 30nsecond mark when the rest of…
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Never Turns To Night – Bory (Bleak Enterprise) Bory is the nom de plume of Portland, OR musician Brenden Ramirez who after moving to Portland and coming from a primarily jazz background found himself immersed in the city’s power pop scene spearheaded by Mo Troper. Ramirez found himself playing guitar in Troper’s touring band and…
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 