If Chaucer Were Alive Today, He’d Be on the Front Page of ‘US Weekly’
Scholar Paul Strohm examines a particularly tumultuous year in the life of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Jeff Strowe
Jeff Strowe has been writing about music since the early internet message boards of the late '90's. He's a live music enthusiast who disdains those who skip the opening band and leave before the encore. Despite moving several times over the past decade, he has stubbornly refused to give up the numerous giant boxes of physical CDs that he's lugged around since high school. His work can also be found at Dallas Observer and Glide Magazine. Follow him @JeffStrowe.
Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson Is ‘Comin’ Right at Ya’
A six-foot-seven-inch self-proclaimed Jewish hippie from Philly starts a Western swing band at a most inopportune time -- and lives to tell the tale.
Blitzen Trapper: All Across This Land
As the Portland band continues to log miles across the country, a new collection of tunes proves to be reliably comforting, adventurous, and wildly literate.
Paul McCartney: Tug of War / Pipes of Peace
Long forgotten, these reissues may be a mixed bag, but prove essential when reflecting on the ex-Beatle's vast volume of work.
The Faces: 1970-1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing, or Anything
This five-disc set shines a properly deserved light on one of rock and roll's greatest and most versatile bands.
Bob Dylan’s Magical, Controversial Night Shows No Signs of Losing Life
Elijah Wald expertly recreates the (in)famous Newport electric set, shifting perspective amongst Dylan, Seeger and others to fans in the crowd and even the beleaguered sound man.
Beyond Record Store Day: Digging Up Some Choice Used Americana Vinyl
There are plenty of good reasons to visit an actual record store besides that one hyped day in April.
Diamond Rugs: Cosmetics
Not your run-of-the-mill supergroup, kindred spirits crank up the amps on the solid follow-up to their 2012 debut
Carl Barat and the Jackals: Let It Reign
Carl Barat, of Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things fame, blazes a furious, punk-inflected trail with a new band of sidemen.
Jessica Pratt: On Your Own Love Again
Grief, upheaval, and a creative exile serve as the backdrop for the latest from rising California singer-songwriter.
In an Underground Bar With America’s First Bohemians
Rebel Souls tells how Walt Whitman and a cast of colorful characters helped define American culture from a dark, 19th century basement bar in Manhattan.
Jesse Marchant: Jesse Marchant
Brooklyn singer-songwriter finds solace in reflection with his self-titled full-length.