Imagine a slightly mellower version of Buddy Miller with a lighter touch and you get the picture. Read review - p.25 (4-25-13)

Some guy named Joe Kelly from 'CDX' (what the hell's a CDX?) termed Mike Aiken's Your Memory Wins as 'hillbilly nirvana', and that so thoroughly nails a decent percentage of Aiken's unorthodox prowess that I chuckled out loud. Dammit, I could never have come up with that cool an image in just two words, so I'm pretty jealous. But Aiken titled this 6th release the way he did, Captains & Cowboys, for a reason, as there's a lot of trailer park sodbuster and dusty philosopher in his work as well. Still, hell yeah, listening to this CD is like sitting across the barroom and watching a hillbilly, a cowboy, and a sagebrush-tattered professor from the College of Hard Knocks throwing back shots 'n brews while extolling life and its grassroots perplexities alongside joys and sunsets. Read review (4-24-13)

Virginia Troubadour's High-Impact Release Syncs With Earth Day Read news (4-22-13)