Daniel Talamantes

Idle Joy ‘Your Stars’ Kick Start Some Back to Basics Rock on Second LP ‘Your Stars’

Daniel Talamantes July 3, 2020 No Comments

Idle Joy’s second album, Your Stars, is straight rock-n-roll. There’s no affectation, waffling, or masquerading of any genre; just rock-n-roll. The California band’s debut eponymous album was released in 2019 just

The Coffis Brothers’ ‘In The Cuts’ Makes A Glorious Old Time Rock Statement (ALBUM REVIEW)

Daniel Talamantes May 6, 2020 No Comments

The Coffis Brothers’ fourth album, In The Cuts, starts with the anthemic declaration we wanted to hear. You know, it’s the kind that makes you pause the song, unplug your

The Painted Horses Drop ’70s Charismatic Folk On ‘A Heart Like Mine’ EP (ALBUM REVIEW)

Daniel Talamantes April 4, 2020 1 Comment

“I Wanna Wake Up Now,” the first track off Painted Horses’ new EP, A Heart Like Mine, begins as if I just went to grab beers for friends and joined

‘Do U Want It?’ – Papa Grows Funk Documentary Serves As Crumpled-Up Love Letter to New Orleans Funk (FILM REVIEW)

Daniel Talamantes February 19, 2020 2 Comments

The opening sequence for Do U Want It? is a ready-made thesis: percussion and ambient swells set to a panoramic city skyline on the opposing shore of the Mississippi River.