Adam Robinson—

Jonathan Burks, my friend and former Milwaukee roommate, just put out an album of boozey rock songs that you can download free at http://jonathanburks.bandcamp.com. It might be the sort of thing where liking the person affects the way I come to the music, but I don’t feel like I’m overstating it by saying that this is some of the most honest-sounding, unmediated rock/folk/country music I’ve ever heard. And his last record, Brown Paper Bag, may be even better.