Blame Sally
“Live At KVIE Studios: A Concert for Public Television Volume 1”
The Berkeley, Calif., Americana band Blame Sally has been around for a good decade, but broke through in a big way with the 2011 release “Speeding Ticket and a Valentine.”
That CD debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard...
LOS ANGELES — The nine young women of Girls’ Generation sauntered onto the performance stage of “Late Show With David Letterman.” Flanked by a DJ and live drummer, the South Korean pop group wore lacy black mini-dresses and thigh-high leather boots, as if they were hosting a goth cocktail party. It was a rare American network television...
Chelle Rose
“Ghost of Browder Holler”
Appalachian music might bring to mind bluegrass and old-timey folk songs, rather than rootsy rock ’n’ roll. But North Carolina-born, Nashville-based Chelle Rose is a bluesy rocker gal with the Smoky Mountains laced through both her blood and her music.
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Beth McKee: “Next to Nowhere”
Singer/songwriter/accordionist/keyboardist Beth McKee has lived and played music throughout the South. During her travels, she has absorbed the rich sounds of the Delta and the French Quarter, as well as the hill and bayou countries.
McKee first made her mark with the New Orleans-...
Rachael Yamagata
“Chesapeake”
On her first studio album since 2007, singer/songwriter Rachel Yamagata seems to be utterly confident in the studio.
“Chesapeake” is her third studio effort, and her most lively and centered effort to date.
Yamagata turned to old friends for help on the...
