The Get Up Kids: Problems [Album Review]
The Get Up Kids Problems Big Scary Monsters/Polyvinyl Records [2019] Album Review: The Get Up Kids came out of Kansas City in the mid-90s in … Read more
Justin Townes Earle: The Saint Of Lost Causes [Album Review]
Justin Townes Earle The Saint Of Lost Causes New West Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Justin Townes Earle produces a country songwriting tour de force … Read more
Starflyer 59: Young In My Head [Album Review]
Starflyer 59 Young In My Head Tooth & Nail Records [2019] Fire Note Says: 25 years and 15 albums in, Starflyer 59 wonders aloud if … Read more
The Dandy Warhols: 25th Anniversary Tour [Concert Review]
The Dandy Warhols w/ The Cosmonauts; 25th Anniversary Tour; First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN – Sunday, May 12, 2019 Before The Dandy Warhols took the stage … Read more
John Paul White: The Hurting Kind [Album Review]
John Paul White The Hurting Kind Single Lock Records [2019] Fire Note Says: The Civil War’s John Paul White makes a solid country musical statement … Read more
The Mountain Goats: In League With Dragons [Album Review]
The Mountain Goats In League With Dragons Merge Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Mountain Goats’ 17th album, In League With Dragons, takes on the world … Read more
Filthy Friends: Emerald Valley [Album Review]
Filthy Friends Emerald Valley Kill Rock Stars [2019] Fire Note Says: Sleater-Kinney vocalist Corin Tucker and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck take Filthy Friends out for a … Read more
Cage The Elephant: Social Cues [Album Review]
Cage the Elephant Social Cues RCA Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Kentucky bred, Cage the Elephant collaborate with Beck and producer John Hill on their … Read more
Craig Finn: I Need A New War [Album Review]
Craig Finn I Need A New War Partisan Records [2019] Album Review: The obvious constant throughout Craig Finn’s career, including six albums with The Hold … Read more
Van Morrison: Chicago Tour [Concert Review]
Van Morrison w/ The James Hunter Six; Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL – Thursday, April 25, 2019 The words “buyer beware” probably apply more to concert … Read more
Gang Of Four: Happy Now [Album Review]
Gang Of Four Happy Now Gill Music [2019] Fire Note Says: Guitarist Andy Gill keeps the Gang of Four alive, and they respond to the … Read more
Glen Hansard: This Wild Willing [Album Review]
Glen Hansard This Wild Willing Anti- [2019] Fire Note Says: Glen Hansard, of “Once,” The Frames, and The Swell Season fame, expands his musical palette, … Read more
Andrew Bird: My Finest Work Yet [Album Review]
Andrew Bird My Finest Work Yet Vista Loma Recordings [2019] Fire Note Says: Andrew Bird’s 10th solo album takes on the world of politics with … Read more
Mott The Hopple ’74: US Tour [Concert Review]
Mott The Hoople ’74 w/ Dream Syndicate; Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH – Saturday, April 6, 2019 If the sold out appearance of Mott The Hoople … Read more
Steve Earle & The Dukes: Guy [Album Review]
Steve Earle & The Dukes Guy New West Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Like his previous tribute to Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle serves up … Read more
Jenny Lewis: On The Line [Album Review]
Jenny Lewis On The Line Warner Bros. Records [2019] Album Review: Jenny Lewis’ fourth solo album, On The Line, recalls an era when pop music … Read more
Luther Dickinson And Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon: Solstice [Album Review]
Luther Dickinson and Sisters of the Strawberry Moon Solstice New West Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Luther Dickinson brings together some up & coming female … Read more
The Mekons: Deserted [Album Review]
The Mekons Deserted Bloodshot Records [2019] Fire Note Says: The punk rock collective that is The Mekons drives us into the desert for a sing-along … Read more
John Kilzer: Scars [Album Review]
John Kilzer Scars Archer Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Memphis singer/songwriter John Kilzer delivers soulful pop/rock Americana, in what turns out to be his last … Read more
Son Volt: Union [Album Review]
Son Volt Union Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers [2019] Fire Note Says: Jay Farrar’s Son Volt gives a nod once again to the protest folk music of … Read more
Paul Weller: Other Aspects, Live At The Royal Festival Hall [Album Review]
Paul Weller Other Aspects, Live At The Royal Festival Hall Warner Bros. Records [2019] Album Review: At 60, Paul Weller, who started his career leading … Read more
Over The Rhine: Love & Revelation [Album Review]
Over The Rhine Love & Revelation Great Speckled Dog [2019] Fire Note Says: Love & Revelation delivers another fine chapter in the artful catalog of … Read more
Vandoliers: Forever [Album Review]
Vandoliers Forever Bloodshot Records [2019] Album Review: Dallas/Fort Worth band, Vandoliers come out of the gate on their Bloodshot Records debut sounding like the seasoned … Read more
Patty Griffin: Patty Griffin [Album Review]
Patty Griffin Patty Griffin Self-Released [2019] Fire Note Says: On her 10th studio album, singer/songwriter Patty Griffin has created an intimate, passionate recording centered around … Read more
Peter Rogan: Still Tryin’ To Believe [Album Review]
Peter Rogan Still Tryin’ To Believe Self-Released [2019] Fire Note Says: Philadelphia singer/songwriter/guitarist, Peter Rogan creates his first album with the help of the Red … Read more