• Elvis Perkins - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Alisa Ali
    Melancholy musings filled Elvis Perkins' 2007 debut album 'Ash Wednesday,' but things get a little more energized on his...
  • The Bad Plus - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
    The trio The Bad Plus continues to bridge jazz, rock, pop, and classical on its new album 'For All I Care,' but one...
  • Winterpills - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Vin Scelsa
    The band Winterpills continues its string of beautifully bleak pop tunes with a third album called 'Central Chambers,' and...
  • Ruthie Foster - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
    Ruthie Foster headed to Memphis to record her new album 'The Truth According To Ruthie Foster' and the city, its history...
  • Findlay Brown - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
    UK singer-songwriter Findlay Brown explores a whole new palette of sounds on his second album 'Love Will Find You,' and...
  • Guy Davis - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
    Contemporary bluesman Guy Davis mixes original tunes and choice covers on his new album 'Sweetheart Like You,' and during an...
  • Raphael Saadiq - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
    Detroit, Philly, Memphis... Raphael Saadiq's soaked up classic soul sounds from each, and pays tribute by channeling them...
  • Bell X1 - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Rich McLaughlin
    Irish export Bell X1 is back with a new album called 'Blue Lights on the Runway,' and two-thirds of the trio made a return...
  • Rocco DeLuca - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
    His voice recalls Jeff Buckley and his guitar style grew from the blues, and now Rocco DeLuca and his band The Burden are...
  • Shemekia Copeland - Words and Music - 2009

    June 28, 2011|Eric Holland
    She can belt the blues with the best of them, but Shemekia Copeland holds back that big voice -- just a little -- on her new...