Blog: PopMatters

The long-time punk rocker is traveling down this rutted country road, and 28th & Stonewall shows he's got the chops to keep going. Tim Barry used to be the front man for Virginia's best street punks, Avail. But lately, he's been spending a quickly growing solo discography shifting into a country troubadour. 28th & Stonewall, his latest, is proof that the move is working. His growl is sanded down to a gruff croon, and he surrounds himself with a solid, dusty band, and for the most part he puts together some solid, boozy country tunes. Barry also [...]