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Album at a glace: Radkey – Dark Black Makeup

Radkey has finally done it. They made the record many (myself included) didn’t know if they could make. Why? Because Radkey had never let off the throttle before. On a 4-song EP you can just balls out rock, but for … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Tracy Huffman and the Walking Sticks

Tracy Huffman can really write a song, this album proves it. If you know Huffman this record is not much new to you with only 4 are new tracks. The songs do sound different though, they are very loose and … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Missouri Homegrown – Stray Dogs of Rock N Roll

Missouri Homegrown’s first studio album is the most rock and roll album you will ever hear come out of St. Joseph. Sure it follows all rock and roll stereotypes but it is supposed to. It is pompous, snarky and crude … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Lucero – All A Man Should Do

Lucero doesn’t rock out too much on their new record. It’s predominantly slow and as piano player Rick Steff steps into the spotlight behind lead singer Ben Nichols, lead guitarist Brian Venable steps back from it. This makes the album … Continue reading

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Top 5 Albums: Drive-By Truckers

The Drive-By Truckers have had an interesting career. Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley have been the two-headed monster leading this band the whole time for what it just under two decades now. Behind Hood and Cooley players have come and … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Have Gun, Will Travel – Science From An Easy Chair

Have Gun, Will Travel are no strangers to making music at this point with several albums under their belt. When you are good musicians who can write good songs you need to keep yourself interested in what you are doing. … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Joshua Fletcher – Ready, Aim

Joshua Fletcher is a pure singer songwriter, listening to the tracks on “Ready, Aim” you can clearly tell that they were carefully created quietly with an acoustic guitar. The songs here are given a bigger sound thanks to clean sounding … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Just Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit

Here’s an interesting record, Courtney Barnett’s “Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit.” The Austrailian singer/songwriter ravages her way through a grungy debut. Not since Kim Deal of the Breeders delivered such confident vocals as a frontwoman … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review – Ashley Raines & The New West Revue – I’ll Fight: A Collection of Cover Songs

The consistently productive Ashley Raines returns with a small collection of cover songs. Before hearing a note it is instantly interesting for the section of covers alone. The title track is taken from possibly America’s greatest living band, Wilco. On … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Dismal Swamp Lords EP

The Dismal Swamp Lords could be any bar band. They also could be your favorite bar band just as easily. Their bluesy rock pulls few punches, they just hold steady on their righteous path. They let their southern rock influences … Continue reading

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