Blog: Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good

I consider Champaign/Urbana, IL to be a second home of sorts for me, primarily because it's the only place that I can drive to in an hour or so that frequently has good live music. So I always get excited when a Champaign band puts out great album and such is the case with New Ruins ' sophomore effort, We Make Our Own Bad Luck. I saw New Ruins open for José Gonzalez as a two-man band a couple years back , and I can say that this full band suits their rustic Americana sound much [...]

• New Ruins - As Far As We Know
• New Ruins - Lake