Articles by Randi Beers
Dierks Bentley
Home
PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2012
Oh, cheesy radio country. Dierks Bentley has proven with his most recent album, Home, that he's adept at it. Lyrics such as "5-1-5-0/Somebo...
The Pines
Dark So Gold
PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2012
Minnesota septet the Pines have been quietly garnering attention from critics and fans alike since the release of their 2007 debut, Sparrow...
Paul Federici
Relative Importance
PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2012
Paul Federici's Relative Importance is nice. Really nice. Tender, even: there's tender guitar strumming, tender strings, with a tender chor...
Joal Kamps
Sojourner
PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2012
Joal Kamps' latest album, Sojourner, is, without a doubt, a carefully crafted selection of songs filled with hooks and poppy goodness ̵...
Steven Tsitsos
Into the West
PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2011
Sometimes people are destined to be who they are. Steven Tsitsos is a fine example of this phenomenon. At ten years old, the violinist conv...
Petunia & the Vipers
Petunia & the Vipers
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2011
Remember when Quentin Tarantino announced last year that he's working on a spaghetti western? Well, if Mr. Tarantino reads this, I highly s...
Lindi Ortega
Tennessee Christmas
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2011
In January 2011, Lindi Ortega released her full-length album, Little Red Boots. To follow that up, she released a four-song Christmas EP, T...
Michael Reinhart
Lost & Found
PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2011
Michael Reinhart makes country-folk sound jazzy on his latest release, Lost & Found. The tickling of piano keys on "Broken Idea," the relax...
