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Pharis & Jason Romero – Bet On Love

Thursday, May 21, 2020 By Shawn Underwood

When we last checked in with our intrepid heros, musicians and banjo builders Pharis and Jason Romero, they were celebrating the release of a new album two years after losing their shop and cabin to a fire. The trauma had helped them appreciate some of the simpler things in life and they put that feeling […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk Tagged With: Pharis and Jason Romero

Pharis and Jason Romero – Sweet Old Religion

Thursday, May 24, 2018 By Shawn Underwood

The sun comes up over the pine trees, darkness and shadowy forms give way to the crispness of the air and the glint reflected off the lake. Daylight accentuates the feeling that it’s going to be a beautiful day with nothing but great things on the horizon, regardless of the distresses of yesterday.  That’s the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Pharis and Jason Romero

Shawn's Picks – Best Albums of 2015

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 By Shawn Underwood

The Mavericks – Mono  More than their previous albums I felt like Mono showcased the band more than the individuals in it.  They”re not breaking any new ground here, but that”s like dinging someone for being the best in the world at something.  This stayed in the disc changer in my car for about 6 […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Editors' Pick, Reviews Tagged With: Chris Stapleton, Corb Lund, dave rawlings machine, Della Mae, Emmylou Harris, Florence and the Machine, Jason Isbell, Kevin Gordon, Kevin Russell, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, Mike and the Moonpies, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Pharis and Jason Romero, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rodney Crowell, Shinyribs, The Bottle Rockets, The Mavericks, The Nouveaux Honkies, Wood & Wire, Yo La Tengo

Pharis and Jason Romero – A Wanderer I’ll Stay

Friday, March 27, 2015 By Shawn Underwood

A few years ago I saw Gillian Welch in Golden Gate Park.  When she did I Had A Real Good Mother & Father, her voice was so lonesome and pleading it sucked the warmth out of a sunny summer day in the meadow.  The temperature hadn’t changed, but people started shivering.  Pharis Romero took me […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Pharis and Jason Romero

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