The energised performer whose work with the excellent Jason and the Scorchers helped to breathe new life into American roots music during the eighties and nineties has been operating as a solo act for the past twenty years or so…

Three Weeks in the Wilderness Put Jason Ringenberg Back in the Groove

As the twangy, whirligigging supernova of a frontman for the seminal cowpunk band Jason and the Scorchers, Jason Ringenberg has fired up fans and confounded the establishment since…

What defines a rebel? The Hollywood template of a rebel is James Dean, the rugged bad boy who lives on the fringes of the law, but whose smirking charm wins support. But, at its core, a rebel is simply someone…

Stand Tall, the new solo album from Jason and the Scorchers‘ Jason Ringenberg, opens with a spectacular instrumental. This title track, a steely composition of orchestral Americana, is a majestic, wordless paean to the equally wordless giant sequoias that inspired…

Scorching Set of New, Old and Truly Authentic Country Songs

Think about this for a minute; how come a man who was at the forefront of what we now know as *Ameripolitan or whatever we are calling ‘Real Country’ these…

Cult heroes: Jason and the Scorchers – the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world. In July 1985 

The guitarist loved AC/DC, the singer loved country. Live, their combustible union was a total blast, but this Nashville band couldn’t sustain the…