BEN KWELLER: CHANGING HORSES (ATO)**½ In case the titular allusion isn't explicit enough for you, the cover art, which looks like something emblazoned on the back of Gram Parsons' Nudie suit, says it all. Young Mr. Kweller is going country. Or, at least, countrypolitan. Kweller's sensibilities have always leaned toward the genteel, and his mannered take on traditional twang is no different. ...more

February 19, 2009

DIERKS BENTLEY: FEEL THAT FIRE (CAPITOL) ** Something about seeing Bentley perform in person makes you want to root for him. Usually an opening act, Bentley plays as if he's the headliner. The crowd usually eats up his hay-in-the-hair farm boy energy and charm. ...more

February 12, 2009

Tampa area guitarist Molten Mike heads off to Australia this week for a five-week jaunt, his second stint through the land down under. ...more

January 13, 2009

John Mayer probably could slide by on his good looks. They surely would keep him in the tabloids and on the arm of what seems like a different Hollywood star every week. ...more

August 31, 2008

MANCHESTER, Tenn. - Kanye West's late night performance at Bonnaroo was delayed nearly two hours, angering the festival crowd who responded by chanting "Kanye sucks" and pelting the empty stage with glow sticks. ...more

June 16, 2008