The way 2020 unfolded, it seemed to offer a musical choice akin to “fight or flight”: Either you 1) embraced pandemic-inspired music and/or music reflecting the turbulent social upheaval all around us; or, 2) you embraced[…]

For me, the last few months haven’t been conducive to new posts. But the break I took from fresh entries here on Ear Traffic, I’m telling myself, was warranted because the less that’s written about 2020,[…]

In this “Take what you can get” year, where that phrase applies to just about anything related to fun or general fulfillment, Love & Light gave us something. A sweltering, tasty, festive something that —[…]

Ever heard of Hasil “the Haze” Adkins? Unless you’re a serious music historian or record collector, there’s a good chance you haven’t. Adkins was a West Virginia country boy who recorded a unique sort of rockabilly in[…]

If you’ve followed Black Pumas’ rapid local ascent and have heard “Black Moon Rising,” there won’t be a whole lot to surprise you on the duo’s debut album. I didn’t get surprised by a whole[…]