Dave Ries, via Kentucky Avenue, delivers a new tune for the ages. “Angeline” is a weathered ballad that moves like a long drive through the desert at night—equal parts heartbreak and holy confession. Rooted in his Americana sensibilities, the song…

“Mercy”: Like a Reckoning Ball

There’s a stillness at the heart of Dave Ries’ “Mercy”—a quiet, slow-burning ache that feels like the calm after a storm, or maybe the breath before one. It’s a song that doesn’t rush to…

“Junkyard World,” the latest release from Dave Ries and Kentucky Avenue, is a blazing testament to the power of roots music that refuses to sit still. It’s steeped in tradition yet pulses with a contemporary urgency — a full-throttle Americana…

“Do you remember . . . . the ballad of the past. . . . ” 

From the opening question to the last line of their last song, Kentucky Avenue’s second record Ballad of the Past harkens back to the…