Live Review: The Civil Wars at Amoeba, Los Angeles, June 14, 2011

There are a lot of ways to describe the music of The Civil Wars, and certainly almost all fall short of success. A review of their live set at at Amoeba, Los Angeles, June 14, 2011 […]

INTERVIEW: Tom Schraeder

A 2010 interview with Chicago-based singer-songwriter Tom Schraeder. […]

Live Review: John Doe and Kathleen Edwards at the El Rey Theatre

November 13, 2008 It seemed like an incongruous pairing — weathered, elder punk statesman John Doe joining arms with young singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards for an evening twang-heavy duets and solo performances — yet when the two brought their “Hurtin’ & Flurtin’” tour to the El Rey Theater last night, what looked potentially ridiculous on paper was […] […]