Occasional transmissions from elsewhere.
January 2021: “Rooted & Restless,” Q4 2020. Capsule reviews of The Drive-by Truckers’ The New OK, Gillian Welch’s Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, and Margo Price’s Perfectly Imperfect at the Ryman.
December 2020: FLOOD Magazine. Review of Paul McCartney’s McCartney III.
November 2020: “Rooted & Restless,” Q3 2020. Capsule reviews of The Chicks’ Gaslighter, Willie Nelson’s First Rose of Spring, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings’ All the Good Times, Elizabeth Cook’s Aftermath, and Kathleen Edwards’ Total Freedom.
February 2020: FLOOD Magazine. Review of The Staple Singers’ Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection.
December 2019: “Rooted & Restless,” Issue 7. Capsule reviews of Luke Combs’ What You See is What You Get, Kalie Shorr’s Open Book, Kelsey Waldon’s White Noise/White Lines, and Johnny Cash’ American Recordings.
October 2019: “Rooted & Restless,” Issue 6. Capsule reviews of The Highwomen’s The Highwomen, Tanya Tucker’s While I’m Livin’, and Rodney Crowell’s Texas.
September 2019: FLOOD Magazine. Review of The Roots’ Things Fall Apart 20th Anniversary Edition.
August 2019: “Rooted & Restless,” Issue 5. Capsule reviews of Buddy & Julie Miller’s Breakdown on 20th Ave. South, Tyler Childers’ Country Squire, and Waylon Jennings’ Honky Tonk Heroes.
July 2019: “Rooted & Restless,” Issue 4. Capsule reviews of Thomas Rhett’s Center Point Road, Willie Nelson’s Ride Me Back Home, and Aaron Watson’s Red Bandana.
June 2019: True Tunes. A letter home from Over the Rhine’s Nowhere Else Festival, 2019.
May 2019: FLOOD Magazine. Capsule review of Rodrigo y Gabriela’s Mettavolution.
April 2019: “Rooted & Restless,” Issue 2. Capsule reviews of Lauren Jenkins’ No Saint, Della Mae’s The Butcher Shoppe, and Leo “Bud” Welch’s The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name.
March 2019: “Rooted & Restless,” Issue 1. Capsule reviews of Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Signs, Hayes Carll’s What it Is, and Ray Charles’ recently-reissued Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.
March 2019: FLOOD Magazine. Review: Weezer, Weezer (The Black Album).
Older Vintage:
Yo La Tengo, There’s a Riot Going On (reviewed at FLOOD)
Arcade Fire, Everything Now (reviewed at FLOOD)
Brad Mehldau, 10 Years Solo Live (reviewed at InRO)
Bettye LaVette, Worthy (reviewed at InRO)