After listening to Hacienda’s debut, Loud Is The Night, I was surprised to learn, as I did in an interview with album producer, Dan Auerbach, that the band had been unfamiliar with the late, great Doug Sahm’s times and music until turned on to him by the Black Keys singer-guitarist. So capably do their songs … Read More →

Paul Burch ‘Words of Love: Songs of Buddy Holly’
Paul Burch is one of a handful of artists who seamlessly blends the history of Americana with a modern sensibility to create vibrant music that is timeless in its own right. For a long time this critic has been obsessed with the notion of ‘Cosmic … Read More →