by James Cassara – Another wide ranging number of discs to cover, and a brave attempt to keep my comments as brief as possible; keep supporting the music and be sure to buy local. Squeeze Cradle to the Grave, Virgin EMI When Glen Difford and Chris Tilbrook reunited in 2007 itContinue Reading

by James Cassara – In order to whittle down the ever growing stack of discs, I’ll be keeping my reviews to around 200 words, which is much harder than it sounds. Everything here is worth getting, and worth buying at any of our wonderful independently owned record stores. They continueContinue Reading

by James Cassara – Summer is quickly fading, the kids are back in school, and I’m still spinning discs and sharing my thoughts. Thanks for allowing me to do so and remember, everything covered here is worth buying. Life’s too short to write about music I don’t enjoy; so let’sContinue Reading

by James Cassara Yet again there’s no shortage of new music this month, with an amazing variety of stuff out there. Enjoy the comments and be sure to support our local independent record stores. Richard Thompson Still Fantasy/Concord Music Forty two albums into his career and Richard Thompson has masteredContinue Reading

by James Cassara No shortage of new music this month, with an amazing variety of stuff out there. Enjoy the comments, savor some good music, and be sure to support our local independent record stores. Antique Persuasion Don’t Forget Me Little Darling Voxhall Records Antique Persuasion is a bluegrass superContinue Reading

by James Cassara – I’m back again with the usual monthly assortment of music worth buying. The Kennedys West The hardest working couple in show biz – seriously, just check out their touring, workshop, producing, and recording schedule – return with their first studio album in three years, one ofContinue Reading

by James Cassara With so much new music to explore I’ll again try to “clear the deck” by keeping my comments as brief as possible. More reviews can always be found at rapidrivermagazine.com. And if like me, you still prefer physical product to download and streaming be sure to againContinue Reading

by James Cassara This month I’m featuring a trio of high profile releases, a nice retrospective of a somewhat neglected great, and a couple of odds and ends. Enjoy the comments, savor some good music, and be sure to support our local independent record stores. The Decemberists What a TerribleContinue Reading

by James Cassara So much good music out there and not nearly enough time to cover it all; check out rapidrivermagazine.com for more reviews, posted throughout the month. But for now, here are my latest offerings on music worth supporting. Sarah Lou Richards the woman behind the curtain sarahlourichards.com It’sContinue Reading