Josh Kitchen

All Write-Ups by Josh Kitchen, except where noted By: Melina Aguilar, Danielle McDuffie, Deepa Mahadevan, Stephen Irvine, and Ricardo Avendaño Vera Ken Pomeroy - Cruel Joke Ken Pomeroy - Cruel Joke It’s all in the storytelling. Ken Pomeroy comes from a long line of storytellers—her great-grandmother (her Mamaw) imbuing in her the traditions of her Cherokee lineage and giving her the name “Little Wolf with Yellow Hair (ᎤᏍᏗ ᏀᏯ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎤᏍᏗᎦ).” That foundation helped shape Pomeroy’s outlook and how...

By: Josh Kitchen / December 28, 2025 Photo Credit: Ashley Osborn Weyes Blood's 2022’s And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow  is a truly immense record—a multi-storied world that provides endless of solitude, respite, wonder, and that titular fiery, burning glow. It’s a deeply satisfying set of songs, offering a kind of refuge you can return to again and again. Like 2019’s Titanic Rising , Hearts Aglow   is a record where Weyes Blood , aka Natalie Mering , spends every track flexing her...

By: Josh Kitchen / December 22, 2025 Face-melting solos, bone-breaking riffs, perfectly timed and meticulously planned chords and fret decisions. (Or at least they’d have you believe they were.) One of the year’s best movies features a real-life blues legend guitar hero. There was a lot of insanely good guitar playing in 2025. Here are some of the best, with insights straight from the players’ mouths. Goodbye - Tchotchke (Emily Tooraen) Photo by: Kelsey Hart My favorite solo of the year from...